prosthetic

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Documentation is the prosthetic externalization of the law, of rules and agreements.

 

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Documentation is the prosthetic externalization of the law, of rules and agreements.

As far as I can tell, there is no normal meaning of the word prosthetic that is relevant in this context. There may, however, be an extended legal meaning.

 

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Documentation is the prosthetic externalization of the law, of rules and agreements.

"Prosthetic" means to "take the place of" or "to add". It also means "prefixed" as in a letter/s added to a word. It could mean "extended externalization of the law".