# Dynamic Ontology **Domain:** Ontology engineering / Operational systems **Doc Type:** Developed Concept Node **Maturity:** Developing **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **dynamic ontology** is an object-and-relationship model designed to change as data, schemas, permissions, workflows, or operational needs evolve. In the article, the term routes specifically through Palantir's documented and patented ontology architecture. ## Significance Dynamism helps a model follow a changing world, but it also makes governance harder: revisions can alter what counts as an entity, relation, or permissible action. Version history, compatibility, provenance, authority, and appeal are necessary if change in the map can change the terrain. ## Routes [[wiki/Palantir Ontology|Palantir Ontology]] · [[wiki/Ontology Evolution|Ontology Evolution]] · [[wiki/Naming Power|Naming Power]] · [[wiki/Authoritative Source of Truth|Authoritative Source of Truth]] ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage|America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage]] - [Google Patents, Dynamic ontology](https://patents.google.com/)