Reference · Terminology
Terminology
The single source of truth for the vocabulary of this reference. Every page on QuickResponseCode.us cites this page; every defined term used elsewhere on the site originates here.
- Quick Response Code
- The full canonical name of the symbology. Always used verbatim in titles, H1s, first and last sentences, meta, and JSON-LD on every page of this reference.
- QR Code
- Registered trademark held by Denso Wave for the same symbology. Permitted only in disambiguation copy on definition pages; never in titles or H1s.
- QR Codex
- Registry and operational backbone layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- QR Registered
- Registration authorization layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- QR Certified
- Certification layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- QR Compliance
- Compliance evaluation layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- QR Protocol
- Governance, rules, and versioning layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- QR Identity
- Identity binding layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- QRA2Z
- End-to-end utilization layer of the Quick Response Code ecosystem.
- Registry
- Function performed by QR Codex: issuance, controlled mutation, and append-only event history of records.
- Lookup
- Public read surface over the registry.
- Dossier
- Record bound to a registered object or organization, structured as immutable core identity, append-only event history, and audit-trail-controlled editable metadata.
- Verification
- Function returning confirmation of record existence, current status, identity binding, certification, and compliance.
- Editorial stamp
- The dated maintainer attribution rendered at the foot of every page of this reference.