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Material Object Use Context Tag

Encode an explicitly annotated object-use context without inferring a cultural practice from an object.

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Description

Encode an explicitly annotated object-use context.

Anthropological records preserve source language, translation status, community terms, household reference dates, kinship labels and permission context. A reciprocal-term display is not a verified kinship rule, while a pseudonym collision differs from identity verification. Display masks and public-access labels do not establish adequate protection or valid consent.

Encode an explicitly annotated object-use context.

When to use this tool

Use Material Object Use Context Tag when you already have objectCode, useCode, contextCode and need to encode an explicitly annotated object-use context.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter objectCode, useCode, contextCode. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read tag. Use the output convention below.

Enter objectCode, useCode, contextCode using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in tag. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
objectCodeObject CodeRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
useCodeUse CodeRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
contextCodeContext CodeRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tagTagRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "objectCode": "O17",
    "useCode": "U3",
    "contextCode": "C2"
  },
  "output": {
    "tag": "[\"O17\",\"U3\",\"C2\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without inferring a cultural practice from an object. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Consult the original field records, community-provided terms, translation sources and permission instructions for actual interpretation or reuse. Apply protection to underlying records and evaluate the full research context; local keys and status labels do not perform those tasks.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: cultural-anthropology/material-object-use-context-tag — tool.io

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