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originappears

Originappears is a term used in information science and narrative theory to denote the moment at which the origin or provenance of a piece of information, an artifact, or a narrative element becomes evident to an observer. The term is typically used to describe a cognitive or interpretive shift, rather than a physical event, in which clues, metadata, or contextual cues reveal the source.

Originappears combines origin with appears, signaling a transition from ambiguity to recognition. It first appeared in

In practice, originappears can describe several situations: provenance tracing in journalism when an article reveals its

See also: provenance, source attribution, traceability, epistemology, information theory.

online
discussions
and
scholarly
writings
in
the
2010s
and
2020s
as
a
concise
way
to
discuss
provenance
revelation
in
data,
media,
and
storytelling.
It
remains
informal
and
is
not
part
of
a
formal
ontology.
original
data
source;
a
mystery
narrative
where
a
backstory
emerges
through
revealed
documents;
and
data
governance
where
the
source
of
datasets
becomes
traceable
through
metadata.