Terminology

Glossary of the POOKA Core Concepts. One concept has exactly one definition. The definitions below are derived from Chapter 8 of the paper, which remains the source of truth.

Term	Definition
Ecosystem	The complete architectural environment within which one or more Identities, Actors, Domains, Contexts and Artifacts coexist.
Identity	A persistent person, organization or other identifiable subject within an Ecosystem.
Actor	Any human, AI or technical system capable of performing actions within an Ecosystem.
Delegation	Defines how an Actor may represent an Identity, specifying the scope, permissions, constraints and responsibilities under which the Actor operates.
Domain	A durable and bounded knowledge environment.
Context	The active scope in which information is interpreted.
Artifact	Any addressable unit of information.
Relation	An explicit connection between architectural concepts.
Semantics	The explicit meaning assigned to information.
Behavior	How Actors or AI are expected, permitted or constrained to operate within the architecture.
Boundary	Architectural separation, determining visibility, ownership, accessibility, semantic scope, behavioral scope and the conditions under which information may cross between architectural elements.
Event	Something that occurs at a specific point or period in time and may create, modify or relate Artifacts, influence Context or trigger Behavior.