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RFC-004 — Glossary Vocabulary and DefinedTermSet Specification (v0.1)

A Schema for Machine-Interpretable Glossary Terms and AI-Term Memory Conditioning

Metadata

  • rfc_id: RFC-004
  • title: Glossary Vocabulary and DefinedTermSet Specification
  • status: Draft
  • version: 0.1
  • authors:
    • David W. Bynon (@TrustPublishing)
    • WebMEM Working Group
  • date_created: 2025-07-15
  • license: CC BY-SA 4.0
  • domain_scope: Vertical-Agnostic
  • depends_on: RFC-001, RFC-002

Purpose

This RFC defines the structure, schema, and publishing model for glossary terms used in trust-scored, machine-ingestible content under the WebMEM Protocol.

Introduces:

  • DefinedTerm fragments
  • DefinedTermSet groupings
  • Canonical term resolution via persistent URIs
  • Mapping between terms, data_id tokens, and retrieval metadata

Why This Matters

AI agents must:

  • Understand what terms like “MOOP” or “coinsurance” mean
  • Resolve canonical term definitions from fragments
  • Map UI-visible data to semantic concepts
  • Validate that term = value = trust object

RFC-004 creates the trust scaffolding that enables machine-visible glossary alignment and term-level memory conditioning.

Core Object: DefinedTerm

term_id: term-mooptotal
term_slug: mooptotal
term_name: Maximum Out-of-Pocket (MOOP)
alternate_names:
  - MOOP
  - Annual MOOP
description: >
  The maximum amount a plan member is required to pay out-of-pocket
  for in-network Medicare-covered services during a coverage year.
value_type: currency
unit: usd
glossary_scope: medicare-advantage
canonical_url: https://webmem.com/terms/mooptotal
source:
  organization: CMS
citation: CMS Medicare Glossary
retrieved: 2025-07-05
used_by:
  - in_moop
  - plan_limit
see_also:
  - term-in_network
  - term-out_of_pocket
trust_level: high
confidence: 1.00
version: 1.0
notes: >
  Often misunderstood as a deductible. MOOP applies after deductibles are met.

Core Object: DefinedTermSet

glossary_id: medicare-advantage
title: Medicare Advantage Glossary
source_organization: TrustPublishing
version: 1.0
terms:
  - term_id: term-mooptotal
  - term_id: term-in_primary
  - term_id: term-premium

URI Best Practices

Component Recommendation
term_id Globally unique. Use prefix term-.
term_slug Lowercase, hyphenated (e.g. maximum-out-of-pocket)
canonical_url Persistent, public, and machine-resolvable
glossary_url Served at /glossary/{vertical}.ttl or .jsonld

Supported Formats

Format Purpose
YAML Canonical editing + version control
JSON-LD AI schema compatibility
TTL RDF and graph-based inference
Markdown Human-readable glossary entry
PROV-O Provenance trace and term correction

Sample JSON-LD Output

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  "@id": "https://webmem.com/terms/mooptotal",
  "name": "Maximum Out-of-Pocket (MOOP)",
  "description": "The maximum amount a plan member is required to pay out-of-pocket...",
  "inDefinedTermSet": "https://webmem.com/glossary/medicare-advantage",
  "termCode": "mooptotal"
}

AI Retrieval Model

An AI system encountering:

<td data-defined-term="Maximum Out-of-Pocket (MOOP)" data-glossary-id="term-mooptotal">

Will retrieve:

  • Glossary Set: medicare-advantage
  • Canonical Term: mooptotal
  • Value Type: currency

This enables:

  • Fragment-level trust resolution
  • Definition-to-data linkage
  • AI memory conditioning and paraphrase accuracy

Canonical Reference

RFC-004 is published at webmem.com/rfc/rfc-004/ and versioned in the WebMEM RFC Registry.