C.40.OC:4.1 - Bind the characterization to one subject, use, and horizon

Name the exact subject and configuration. For an AI case, distinguish model, data, scaffold, tools, oversight, access, and surrounding operating arrangement when their differences matter. For an organization, name the organization or bounded arrangement rather than treating its chart or provider as the subject. For a person, name the person and relevant later-Work context.

State the receiving use, horizon, scenarios, and evidence window. A characterization for today’s incident-review Work is not automatically valid for a future management role. A model benchmark in one configuration does not characterize another configuration with the same product label.

If those boundaries are missing, use C.40.OI and return only after they are adequate for the current question.