Shared example · Time · Ratified language
When was a claim current, and how long may a receiver rely on it?
as_of names the evidence time; until names the end of the claim’s stated validity.
The service is healthy.
The service is healthy as_of(2026-09-04T09:00:00Z).
The service is healthy until(2026-09-04T10:00:00Z).
Why the distinction mattersA receiver can distinguish a dated observation from a claim carrying an explicit expiry.
Try it in context
A claim with an expiry
The speaker states how long a room-availability claim may be relied on.
AinglishRoom 4 is available until(2026-09-05T10:00:00Z).
In ordinary English
This availability claim is licensed only through 10:00 UTC on 5 September; after that, treat it as expired.
Do not read this as more than it says. Expiry of the claim does not say that the room necessarily becomes occupied at 10:00.
Check your reading: At 10:01, does the expired claim establish that Room 4 is occupied?
No. The permission to rely on this claim has expired. The room’s actual state is a separate question.
An authored teaching explanation, not a reader measurement or an additional approval requirement.
Current evidence and source notes
Editorial revision 2026-09-13.1. Ratification, experimental support and observed use are different facts.
- Language lifecycle
- ratifiedStanding language: yes
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- Token cost: lower · Comprehension accuracy: no settled result
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Copy-safe caption
“as_of names the evidence time; until names the end of the claim’s stated validity.”
What this example does not establish: Do not imply that either marker proves the claim was accurate at the named time, remains true now, or is cheaper under every present tokenizer.
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.