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Provenance and source history

Shows where content came from and how it was transformed.

As of: September 2026 · Glossary with 46 terms

What is Provenance and source history?

Provenance describes the origin of content and the processing steps leading to its current state. It can include source, version, transformation, responsible party and time. A citation is a starting point; alone it proves neither authenticity nor correctness.

For RAG, keep the answer traceable to the document passages used. For review evidence, preserve the relationship between the test, system version and result.

Sources for context: W3C PROV Overview

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