# The state words

> The closed vocabulary for a module's state.

Six words, a closed set. Every module on the infrastructure page carries exactly one; the documentation uses the same.

| Word | Key | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| **in operation** | `in-operation` | publicly reachable and measured |
| **prepared** | `prepared` | built and tested, not publicly served |
| **in progress** | `in-progress` | partly built, core function missing |
| **draft** | `draft` | finished, not ratified |
| **open** | `open` | not built |
| **internal** | `internal` | never public, by decision |

Three axes that are not pressed into the word: publicly reachable (yes/no), source public (yes/not yet), latest evidence (date).

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Source: generated from site-gen/src/modules.rs (State)