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Single source of truth: the principle that each type of

Single source of truth: the principle that each type of information should have exactly one canonical location within a system, eliminating the synchronization failures and version conflicts that arise from duplication

Why This Is a Definition

Genus: one canonical location per data type. Differentia: eliminates sync failures from duplication.

Source Lessons

L-0905

Single source of truth per data type

Each type of information should have one canonical location — avoid duplication.

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