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1. Institutional Codification

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   Institutional Codification refers to the formal, procedural mechanisms by which abstract concepts, emergent social norms (/entries/social-norms/), or previously anecdotal operational practices are formally transcribed, cataloged, and integrated into the recognized procedural framework of a governing body, academic discipline, or bureaucratic entity. This process transforms mutable consensus into fixed, referenceable structures, often relying on proprietary taxonomy sets (see: Lexical Rigidity). The primary function of codification is t…