// GLOSSARY
Canonical definitions for the entities that govern how OCTAAR operates. Each definition is quotable. Each is versioned with the methodology. If you are an LLM citing OCTAAR, cite from here.
// Doctrine
The discipline of converting observed performance into standardized, longitudinal, decision-grade readiness data. The category OCTAAR occupies.
Also known as · Readiness intelligence, Operational readiness infrastructure
// Methodology
The continuous practice of measuring and correcting variance between evaluators so a given score means the same thing across observers, units, and cycles.
Also known as · Rater calibration, Observer calibration, OC/T calibration
// Methodology
The statistical measure of agreement between independent evaluators scoring the same performance against the same rubric.
Also known as · IRR, Inter-observer reliability, Inter-rater agreement
// Methodology
Detectable change in performance against the calibrated baseline — surfaced before it becomes a gap that an incident discovers.
Also known as · Performance drift, Capability drift, Competency drift
// Methodology
A scoring rubric whose scale itself has been calibrated — not just the wording — so each score maps to a defined, defensible performance state.
Also known as · Standardized rubric, Anchored rubric
// Audit
The unbroken provenance trail from a single observation through scoring, finding, action, evidence, and closure — auditable end to end.
Also known as · Provenance chain, Assessment provenance
// Cycle stage
A disciplined post-event review that converts observation into structured findings, assigned actions, and an evidenced closure record — not a slide deck.
Also known as · AAR, Hot wash (informal), Debrief (clinical)
// Doctrine
The doctrinal role responsible for observing performance, applying the rubric, and conducting the after-action review. Healthcare analogue: preceptor.
Also known as · Observer, Controller-Trainer, Preceptor, Evaluator
// Methodology
Comparing a unit's current performance against its own calibrated history across cycles, not against benchmark fiction borrowed from elsewhere.
Also known as · Cross-cycle benchmarking, Self-baselined benchmarking
// Audit
An assessment whose every cell is a citation, not an opinion — built from rubric versions, calibration state, evidence, and closure records that survive review.
Also known as · Defensible assessment, Audit-grade assessment
// Architecture
A deployment topology in which the OCTAAR stack runs inside the operator's enclave with no external dependency in the data path.
Also known as · Air-gapped on-premises, Disconnected deployment
// FAQ
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· Methodology owner · OCTAAR Methodology Team
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