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Idea-Native Architecture

Separation of Meaning from Storage and Execution

Definition

The architectural principle that decouples governance meaning from storage systems (optimised for durability and retrieval) and execution systems (optimised for action and enforcement). Containers reference ideas but do not define them, enabling portability of meaning and plural enactment.

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A fund can be restructured across different legal vehicles and accounting systems while the mission object it references remains stable and traceable—the fund implements meaning but doesn't contain it.

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INA Section 3.4

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