This page exists to stop the project from drifting as the stack grows.
When systems scale, language drifts.
Planet OS depends on stable definitions.
So this glossary is canonical.
Core Terms (Planet OS)
Planet OS
The master map + router that links all OS modules into one executable stack with a runtime kernel and sensors.
OS Module
A domain-specific operating protocol (e.g., Vocabulary OS, Education OS) with:
definition, boundaries, stack placement, sensors, interfaces.
Boot Sequence
The strict dependency order:
lower layers must stabilise before higher layers can be diagnosed.
Runtime Kernel
The execution engine: kernel loop + rules that prevent drift.
Kernel Loop
The dynamic cycle:
Mind → Education → Governance → Production → Constraint → CDI → Repair → Repeat
Sensor
A measurable variable with thresholds + repair actions.
If it cannot produce repair decisions, it’s not a sensor.
Instrument Panel
A directory of sensors for an OS.
Snapshot
A current reading (state now). Useful but insufficient alone.
Trajectory
Direction over time (slopes). More important than snapshot.
Slope
Rate of change:
dy/dt ≈ (y₂ − y₁)/(t₂ − t₁)
Bottleneck
The limiting layer that constrains performance of the system.
Usually one bottleneck dominates.
Civilisation Terms
Civilisation OS
A stability diagnostic protocol using sensors, slopes, and repair logic.
Constraint Load (C)
Hard ceilings tightening around the system (energy, demographics, maintenance, fiscal, ecological).
CDI Index (D)
Collapse–Decay–Instability load.
The inventory of compounding decay and recurring instability.
Coordination Cost (K)
Friction of getting action done at scale:
decision + execution + trust + information + alignment friction.
Narrative–Reality Drift
Gap between what is said and what is real.
Truth-propagation failure.
Repair Rate (R)
Speed and completeness of fixing failures permanently.
Measured by recurrence reduction and repair propagation.
Stability Inequality
Civilisation is stable when:
Repair Rate ≥ (CDI Growth + Constraint Load Growth)
Recurrence
Repeat occurrence of the same failure.
Recurrence is the truth test of repair.
Education Terms
Education OS
System that converts time into capability through:
understanding → memory → retrieval → application → feedback → repair.
Comprehension Slope
Improvement of reading comprehension over time (speed + accuracy).
Writing Clarity Index
Measure of writing coherence, precision, and error density.
Learning Velocity
Time-to-stability for new skills.
Transfer Ability
Ability to apply skills to new contexts and unfamiliar problems.
Vocabulary Terms
Vocabulary OS
Closed loop:
exposure → connection → retrieval → sentence use → repair → repeat
Exposure
Correct contact with words over time (frequency + quality + level match).
Connection
Network links that stabilise words (synonyms, contexts, collocations, themes).
Retrieval
Recall after delay, under light pressure.
Sentence Use
Correct contextual use (meaning + grammar + tone + collocation).
Repair
Permanent correction measured by recurrence drop.
Vocabulary Gauge
Interpretation layer that reads the sensor panel as one system health metric.
Project Hygiene Terms
Drift
When meaning changes silently and the system stops being executable.
Plug-in Architecture
New OS modules can be added without breaking the framework, if they obey the add-on standard.
Add-on Standard
Every new module must include:
definition, boundaries, placement, sensors, interfaces.
Canonical Statement
Planet OS Glossary stabilises definitions so the entire OS stack remains coherent, executable, and resistant to terminology drift as new modules and sensors are added.
Next Page to Publish
Planet OS “System Health” Page (What it means when the whole stack is healthy)
https://edukatesg.com/planet-os-health/