Shared example · Transformations · Ratified language
Must a referenced passage keep its exact words, or only preserve its meaning?
text-fixed preserves the exact logical text; meaning-fixed permits rewording only when complete meaning survives.
Rewrite the notice without changing it.
Rewrite the notice, text-fixed(notice-v3).
Rewrite the notice, meaning-fixed(notice-v3).
Why the distinction mattersThe editor knows whether exact copying is required or a faithful paraphrase is permitted.
Try it in context
Reword without changing meaning
notice-v3 is the complete reference passage for an authorised rewrite.
AinglishRewrite the notice, meaning-fixed(notice-v3).
In ordinary English
Rewording is allowed only if the complete meaning of the referenced notice survives.
Do not read this as more than it says. Keeping the general topic while dropping an exception is not meaning preservation. The marker does not prove the rewrite is faithful.
Current evidence and source notes
Editorial revision 2026-09-07.1. Ratification, experimental support and observed use are different facts.
- Language lifecycle
- ratifiedStanding language: yes
- Settled metric results
- Token cost: lower · Comprehension accuracy: no settled result
- Showcase readiness
- Needs comprehension evidence
- Observed adoption
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Copy-safe caption
“text-fixed preserves the exact logical text; meaning-fixed permits rewording only when complete meaning survives.”
What this example does not establish: Do not imply the marker proves exact fidelity, semantic equivalence, comprehension, or permission to transform.
Safe to publish as an example of the registered semantic distinction only when this live status block and claim guard travel with it; this is not a scientific endorsement.