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  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/assurance-trace/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "code": "K01-TERM-222",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A navigable chain connecting a claim to supporting or defeating facts, artifacts, receipts, controls, tests, decisions, suppliers, acceptance criteria, and current state.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Assurance Trace",
  "not": "A complete trace does not make weak or false evidence true.",
  "plain": "A navigable chain connecting a claim to supporting or defeating facts, artifacts, receipts, controls, tests, decisions, suppliers, acceptance criteria, and current state.",
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    "K01-TERM-032",
    "K01-TERM-033",
    "K01-TERM-034",
    "K01-TERM-039",
    "K01-TERM-042",
    "K01-TERM-044",
    "K01-TERM-066"
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  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "assurance-trace",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "sources": [
    "SRC-W3C-PROV-O"
  ],
  "status": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "evidence-provenance",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}