A verifiable element is an independently identifiable part of the Accountable Record contract that can be claimed about, sourced, related, verified, exported, and reviewed.
Authoritative source data lives in:
data/elements/
Component group source data lives in:
data/component-groups/
Verifiable elements are the core building blocks of AR.
They let the contract be modular without losing identity, traceability, or verification structure.
Each element has stable identity metadata, including:
- canonical URI;
- persistent ID;
- compact ID;
- local name;
- label.
Element identity is independent of package identity.
Packages distribute elements.
Packages do not own the stable identity of the elements they distribute.
A verifiable element defines accountable-record structure.
It does not decide final domain truth, authority, legitimacy, or meaning.