# Continuity Conversion **Domain:** Deep Time / Continuity Governance / Institutional Change **Doc Type:** Canonical Wiki Entry **Maturity:** Developed **Evidence / Concept Status:** Corpus synthesis ## Definition **Continuity Conversion** is the repurposing of an existing legal or administrative mechanism so that it begins performing a continuity function for identity-bearing or potentially person-bearing state. ## Why It Matters for Deep Time Continuity It names the transition from generic infrastructure to continuity infrastructure. ## Existing Architecture / Evidence Examples could include an advance-directive registry becoming a continuity-election registry or a provider-failure regime becoming continuant receivership. ## Deep-Time Continuity Analysis Conversion can occur incrementally as technology creates a new object for the old institution. ## Evidentiary Boundary A proposed future use should be labeled conversion potential until implemented. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Institutional Conversion|Institutional Conversion]] · [[wiki/Legal Dual Use|Legal Dual Use]] · [[wiki/Continuity Layering|Continuity Layering]] · [[wiki/Deep-Time Conversion Potential|Deep-Time Conversion Potential]] <!-- BEGIN DEEP TIME CONTINUITY ROUTING --> ## Canonical Branch [[wiki/Deep Time Continuity|Deep Time Continuity]] <!-- END DEEP TIME CONTINUITY ROUTING -->