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COSOR Decoded

Whenever a new technology of knowledge emerges, it naturally encounters challenges in its articulation and implementation. The study of COSORs currently lacks a comprehensive lexicon, making it difficult to communicate ideas effectively. Project COSOR can be seen as an experimental response to this challenge.

In addition to initiating the creation of a visual language for COSOR, we are developing new terminology to bridge the communication gap. Below, you will find an evolving glossary designed to facilitate discussion and deepen understanding.

Glossary

AIF

avian incineration fatality

BOSOS

boat on the side of the sea

COSOR

car on the side of the road

CCSP

crop circle solar power

DisC "disc"

disappearing cow

DoGPaL "dog pal"

Dollar General parking lot

DOP

disappearing object parking

disexistence

A state of suspended existence whereby past existence is presupposed, yet present or ongoing existence remains uncertain, lacking evidence to indicate any specific status. 

disinclusion

When certain elements or entities cannot be included, excluded, or unincluded within a particular context (e.g., archive or database) due to the absence of characteristics that would register in the established model for recognizing existence and subsequently determining inclusion status.

MDT

missing desert tortoise

minipah

Any concentrating solar power facility smaller than the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (Mojave Desert, California).

MOOS  /mus/

mobile onshore outreach station

NAV

Neue American Vernacular

SCC

shadow cattle collision

SICD  /sik/ /dē/

Search for Inexplicable COSOR Disappearances

UAF

unexplained avian fatality

WMO

weapon of mass obfuscation

WOSOT

wagon on the side of the trail

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