dokumentoivia
Dokumentoivia is a term used in information science and speculative fiction to describe a class of documents that embed self-describing metadata to capture provenance, version history, and inter-document relationships within the document itself. The concept aims to improve traceability and interoperability across systems.
The word combines "dokumento", from the Latinized form of "document", with "-ivia", a fictional suffix used to
A dokumentoivia document includes embedded metadata blocks that can be machine-readable, such as structured JSON-LD, PROV-O
In theory, it would simplify long-term preservation, legal admissibility, and scholarly research by providing durable provenance.
Dokumentoivia remains largely a conceptual or speculative construct rather than a widely adopted standard; discussions often