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
Keep a quotation intact
quote-17 uniquely identifies the exact logical text of an approved quotation.
AinglishPlace the quotation in the programme, text-fixed(quote-17).
In ordinary English
Use the exact referenced quotation text in the programme.
Do not read this as more than it says. Changing the font is different from changing a word. The marker does not require identical line wrapping or image pixels.
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.