Definition:
Concept Number: *294
English Master: Non-Commentary
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: none
Detailing
All major Specification-Defects are found in Non-Commentary. But, not all Specification-Defects in Non-Commentary specifications are major. By definition, Major-Defects cannot be found in “commentary”.
Illustrations
Figure *294: The diagram shows the relationship amongst the different categories of specification.
Type
Specification
Examples
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Notes
1. Text diagrams or symbols that are secondary to the main specification purpose, and which do not lead to “real product” are “commentary”.
2. Non-Commentary sections of a specification can be termed “meat” and,
Commentary sections can be termed “fat” {Notes (like footnotes), comments
(“like this”), remarks (Note), introduction, references (Source)}.
3. Checkers, in SQC, should concentrate on carrying out rigorous Checking, at Optimum-Checking-Rates, on the Non-Commentary territory. This gives better Efficiency in finding Defects.
4. It is important to formally distinguish between Non-Commentary and Commentary. Authors/writers need to try to make the distinction visually for readers (for example, by using plain text for Non-Commentary and italics for Commentary). When the visual distinction is made, and it is clear what is Commentary and not; then Quality-Control analysts can more easily, and more certainly, decide which Defects are major and which are not. They can more quickly scan the Commentary and more carefully study and cross reference Check the Core-Specification, and then somewhat faster, the Background specification.
Keyed-Icons
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Related-Concepts
Commentary *632
Background *507
Core-Specification *633
Specification *137
Major-Defect *091
History-of-Concept
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This Concept entered by Adore.