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MCI / terminology crosswalk

Historical crosswalks

Older terms are preserved so that a current practitioner can read the record without mistaking language change for contradiction.

Older language, current boundaries

1987 / Established location → Ordinary Position / PCP-87
The current term requires repeated use and expected return; the older term described a recorded location more broadly.
1980s–2009 / Managed waiting → Sequential Occupancy / MQT-11
The current term separates order, recognition, dwell, advancement and departure.
2004 / Background finish → Neutral Field / NFR-04
The current term includes substrate, ambient condition and adjacent compatibility.
1997 / Mechanical response → Response Certainty / OAI-98
The current term includes recognizable outcome and ordinary-use confidence, not movement alone.
Before 2006 / Exception → Review Condition / MCS-01
The current term identifies a change requiring review without implying fault.

Compare with maintained terminology →