{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/fork/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-022",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A divergence event in which one prior state gives rise to two or more independently evolving continuations.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Fork",
  "not": "A fork cannot silently inherit every right, debt, credential or identity assertion of its predecessor.",
  "plain": "Fork governance must record lineage, authority, identifiers and claims of succession.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-019",
    "K01-TERM-020",
    "K01-TERM-021",
    "K01-TERM-023",
    "K01-TERM-059",
    "K01-TERM-060",
    "K01-TERM-061",
    "K01-TERM-062"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "fork",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "memory-continuity",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}