GLOSSARY

TERMS USED BY THE SYSTEM.

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Construction drawing for the official Wood, Floral, and Air symbols
OBJECT
A retained scent object within the archive.
SYSTEM
The structure used to classify every object.
COMPOSITION
A formula expressed through element proportion.
ELEMENT
One of three structural scent families.
WOOD
Dry / structural / resinous.
FLORAL
Soft / botanical / lifted.
AIR
Open / transparent / volatile.
PART
One symbol unit within a composition.
PURE COMPOSITION
A composition built from one element only.
MIXED COMPOSITION
A composition built from more than one element.
SYMBOL
A visual unit representing one part of an element.
MATERIAL
A raw scent component used within the system.
MATERIAL INDEX
The documented list of materials used across the archive.
THROW SCALE
The presence level of a composition in space.
INTIMATE
Close presence.
AMBIENT
Consistent presence.
EXPANSIVE
Strong diffusion.
METHOD
The documented making and burn protocol.
BURN PROTOCOL
The prescribed first-use and maintenance process.
FRAGRANCE LOAD
The percentage of fragrance material within the finished wax mass.
WAX BLEND
The wax structure used to carry the composition.
SINGLE WICK
One centered wick per vessel.
ARCHIVE
The permanent record of retained objects.
ACTIVE
A composition currently retained in the archive.
UNASSIGNED
An archive position without an admitted object.
ADD TO COLLECTION
The acquisition action for an object.
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