# organization (administrative)

a group of parts arranged in a recurring pattern to serve a purpose

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: organization

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [arrangement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-arrangement.spatial), [purpose](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-purpose.goal), [groups](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-groups.collection), [regular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regular.frequency)

**Through:** the parts are held together in a structured way over time, enabling coordinated action toward a goal

**Novel properties:**
- coordinated function
- persistent structure
- collective purpose

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains its orbit through regular reboosts by visiting spacecraft. *(engineering)*
- The U.S. Postal Service processes 470 million pieces of mail daily across 31,000 post offices. *(institutions)*
- A beehive's hexagonal comb structure houses larvae and stores honey in a repeating pattern. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [corporation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-corporation.business) (L11)
- [executive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-executive.role) (L14)
- [logo](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-logo.branding) (L12)

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