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Plate TERM·119 · TermGrid D6 · Rev. 2026-08-14

Happy Path

The version where everything works.

TermCraft conventionFoundational

Definition

The successful route through a flow where nothing goes wrong.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

On this plate
  1. 1Definition
  2. 2Local chart
  3. 3Continue from here

In plain language

The version where everything works.

Example

Most specifications describe only this, which is why states and edge cases are missed.

Local chart

TERM·119 · Region X · Grid D6

This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.