# title (label)

the name of a work or role

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: day-to-day  ·  Arena: title

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [name](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-name.identifier), [type](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-type.category), [role](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-role.social), [work](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-work.effort)

**Through:** the name and type together make a name of a work

**Novel properties:**
- assigned identity for a role
- contextual meaning in a social structure
- distinctive label within a category

## Examples
- The Iliad bears the title attributed to Homer in ancient Greek manuscripts. *(literature)*
- Python 3.12 is the version name given to a specific release of the programming language. *(computing)*
- The Treaty of Westphalia refers to the 1648 agreement ending the Thirty Years' War. *(institutions)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-title.label*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-title.label.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*