docensek
Docensek is a term used in information science and digital archiving to denote a minimal, self-contained unit of a document. A docensek combines the essential content fragment with metadata and a verifiable integrity marker. This design supports modular document management, enabling fine-grained versioning, indexing, and distribution while reducing the need to retrieve entire documents for common tasks.
Etymology and history: The term is a neologism formed from the word document and a suffix implying
Key characteristics: A docensek is intended to be self-contained, interoperable across systems, and linkable within a
Applications: Docenseks are proposed for digital libraries, legal e-discovery, archival science, and distributed archives, where granular
Limitations: The concept remains theoretical in many contexts; adoption requires standardization of formats, identifiers, and provenance