citeti

Citeti is a fictional term used in speculative fiction and theoretical discussions to describe a universal framework for documenting the provenance of ideas and data. In this imagined system, citeti provides a standardized method for attributing sources, tracing derivations, and linking related concepts across media.

Origin and scope: The term was conceived in academic thought experiments to explore how a global citation network might function; it is not an established real-world standard.

Structure and principles: A citeti framework would typically include a citation ontology, persistent identifiers for works and data items, version control, bidirectional linking, and governance rules that determine attribution and rights.

Applications in fiction and scholarship: In narrative worlds, citeti enables seamless cross-media storytelling and knowledge sharing. In scholarly discourse, it serves as a thought experiment illustrating challenges in provenance, attribution, and interoperability.

Because it is fictional, there are no authoritative references beyond the fictional texts that describe it, and it is used mainly as a conceptual tool.

See also: citation theory, data provenance, provenance in information systems.