THE DOCUMENTATION DESK

The reading glossary

Terms that describe the evidence—not a device ranking.

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Attribution: Identifying who made a statement, rather than presenting it as the publication’s own finding.
Claim: An assertion that needs a source and an appropriate method of evaluation.
Context: The date, jurisdiction, object and purpose that define the scope of a document.
First-party source: Material published by the organization whose activity or product is being described.
Hands-on test: An examination of a physical sample with a stated method and limitations. This edition contains none.
Model identifier: The exact wording that distinguishes a product or revision from a broader brand family.
Provenance: The traceable origin and subsequent handling of a document or statement.
Public-source analysis: Editorial interpretation of published material, distinct from a physical measurement.
Regional scope: The market or jurisdiction to which a document or label applies.
Revision: A recorded change to an article, with its reason and supporting evidence where material.
Secondary source: A document that reports or interprets information originating elsewhere.
Unresolved: A question that the available evidence does not establish.