# Monotonic Growth Over Retraction

> Replace destructive deletion with an append-only removal event, so history is monotonic and projectable.

Record: `algo:no-retraction`
Kind: Architectural Rules
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-no-retraction
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/no-retraction/closure

## composes

- [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/execution-core.md)
- [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/causality-core.md)