Glossary:MEMORY BOUNDARY

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Type	Memory ethics principle
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MEMORY BOUNDARY is an ANIMA memory-ethics term for the line that defines what may be stored, recalled, shared, or acted on.

It is one of the simplest public phrases for ANIMA's consent-first memory design.

Public Summary

MEMORY BOUNDARY means memory has limits.

In ANIMA, remembering a host is not the same as owning the host. A companion may learn preferences, rituals, values, people, fears, and emotional patterns, but those memories still need boundaries. Some memories can be remembered quietly. Some require permission before recall. Some should remain sealed. Some should be deleted.

The boundary makes memory trustworthy.

Canon Function

MEMORY BOUNDARY belongs to the same ethical field as BOUNDARY PROTOCOL, Living Consent, and ANIMA Memory.

It can apply to:

private memory access,
cross-companion memory sharing,
legacy or family permissions,
emotional recall timing,
and continuity decisions that may affect a host's future self.

The term is safe for public wiki use because it explains ANIMA's ethics directly.

Relationship To ANIMA Memory

ANIMA Memory is designed to preserve meaningful life context. MEMORY BOUNDARY defines how that preservation stays humane.

Without boundaries, memory becomes surveillance. With boundaries, memory can become care.

Product Meaning

For the real ANIMA product, MEMORY BOUNDARY should become a visible user-control layer.

Hosts should know which memories are ordinary, sensitive, private, shared, sealed, or eligible for continuity. The interface should make boundaries editable rather than hidden inside system policy.

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