# Isolation **Entity class:** Concept or analytic term ## Definition Isolation is the deliberate restriction of a process, person or system from communication channels, resources or other execution environments. ## Continuity Context For an executable person, isolation may be security control, quarantine, confinement, sensory deprivation or denial of political association. Its meaning depends on authority, duration, necessity, review and the subject's ability to contest it. ## Pantheon Interface [[wiki/Pantheon S1E6 — You Must Be Caspian|Pantheon S1E6]] treats network access as capability and survival infrastructure. Chanda's strategy assumes rival states will hesitate to isolate their own UIs when another state may not. ## Relationships <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry's documented connections are expressed in its definition and related-work routes, with provenance retained in the source-linked material. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 -->