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also called versioning, v1
An identified iteration of a file, page or system.
Which iteration this is.
What It Is
You will find Version in the Execution layer, alongside the rest of Systems. The working definition is simple: an identified iteration of a file, page or system.
It is a label with a settled working definition, so the value is in using it the same way every time. Once it is defined that clearly, arguments about it usually stop.
How It's Used
Version comes up in project delivery, scheduling and the handover between people doing the work. It normally appears alongside Backup, Single Source of Truth and Approval. The practical test is whether everyone in the room means the same thing by it.
Why It Matters
Getting Version wrong is expensive in a quiet way. When it is unclear, work still happens — it just happens twice. Clarity here removes a surprising amount of downstream argument.
Picture a word everyone in the room has agreed to use the same way. Which iteration this is.
Termshift™
How the meaning shifts depending on who is using it, and where.
Professionally, Version carries the narrow meaning: an identified iteration of a file, page or system.
Explained to someone with no marketing background, Version is which iteration this is.
The Bottom Line
If you only keep one thing about Version: which iteration this is. Everything after that is detail.