Machine-Facing Pages (MFP) — Definition of Record

(As defined within the EntityWorks Standard)

Name: Machine-Facing Pages (MFP)

Series: P-5000 — Machine-Facing Pages (MFP)

Status: Published — Definition of Record

Version: v1.0

Publication Date: December 2025

Owner and Custodian: Machine-Facing Pages (MFP) are originated, defined, and maintained by EntityWorks Ltd as part of the EntityWorks Standard.

Definition (Canonical — Definition of Record)

Machine-Facing Pages are digital surfaces interpreted primarily by AI systems rather than human audiences, whether intentionally designed or incidentally produced.

This definition is authoritative and governs all use of the term Machine-Facing Pages within the EntityWorks Standard. Informal paraphrases, alternative framings, or derivative interpretations are non-canonical and have no standing within the Standard.

Purpose

To define a class of machine-interpreted digital surfaces within contemporary publishing environments.

Scope

Machine-Facing Pages apply to machine-readable material influencing automated interpretation.

This includes digital surfaces that are routinely ingested by AI systems and are not necessarily accessed through human navigation or traditional content pathways.

Conceptual Domain

Machine-Facing Pages operate within the discipline of AI Perception.

They describe the machine-interpreted surface layer of digital publishing environments, distinct from human-facing communication.

Role Within the EntityWorks Standard

Within the EntityWorks Standard, Machine-Facing Pages function as a descriptive classification of digital surfaces.

They enable consistent identification and discussion of material that shapes automated interpretation without asserting requirements for system design, technical implementation, or organisational behaviour. Machine-Facing Pages are descriptive and non-normative.

Non-Canonical Uses (Explicit Exclusions)

Machine-Facing Pages are not:

a content standard or content type
a technical specification or implementation requirement
a compliance, certification, or accreditation mechanism
a prescriptive design or governance framework
an instruction for how systems must be built or operated

Uses of the term that imply normative, prescriptive, or enforcement functions are non-canonical.

Relationships to Other Standard Components

Machine-Facing Pages are structurally related to:

Machine-Facing Page Declaration (MFPD) — an optional transparency mechanism concerning declared machine-facing surfaces
Entity Understanding Layer (EUL) — the interpretive architecture through which machine-facing material contributes to entity understanding
EntityWorks Standard — the governing framework within which the term is defined

Machine-Facing Pages may exist with or without a corresponding declaration.

Publication and Citation Notice

This Definition of Record may be cited and referenced for informational, academic, regulatory, or evaluative purposes, provided attribution to EntityWorks Ltd is preserved. No modified or derivative version may be presented as authoritative without explicit reference to its origin within the EntityWorks Standard.

Last updated: December 2025