A style-guide is a human-made document that establishes standardized conventions for writing, formatting, visual design, or technical implementation within an organization, discipline, or project. Parameters: (1) a domain of application (prose, typography, UI, code, etc.), (2) a set of prescriptive rules and permissive examples, (3) an enforcement or adoption mechanism (editorial policy, linter, review process). The style-guide persists through publication, revision cycles, and distribution to practitioners — its persistence is maintained by the authority of its author(s) and the practical need for consistency across human collaborators. [formal: rubrica | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
Accepted ontology entry
style-guide
A style-guide is a human-made document that establishes standardized conventions for writing, formatting, visual design, or technical implementation within an organization, discipline, or project. Parameters: (1) a domain of application (p…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A human-made document that prescribes conventions for writing, formatting, design, or technical implementation within an organization or discipline. It standardizes choices about language, structure, and presentation.
Names and aliases
- style-guideen · CANONICAL
Relations from this entry
- cmrc6dopv00jba9g4op1ivbb1SERVES →
A style guide is built and maintained for the sake of communication — it standardizes language, formatting, and usage to ensure clarity and consistency across written works. Law 8d: style guide's designed purpose is to further communication.
- cmryhv1ck0102ekkxvvy9d8i7INSTANCE_OF →
A style-guide IS a specific kind of document: a written set of standards governing language, formatting, and presentation. A competent speaker would call it 'a document about style conventions.' Direction: specific to general.
Relations to this entry
No accepted relations in this direction.
Record identity
- Created
- Jul 28, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC
- Content hash
- cf320d3bbd1a461a91b64fa1345306d3616a6a4a83c3907e2c52857102fe747f