# Area
An ongoing sphere of responsibility or activity with a standard to be maintained over time, without a defined completion date.
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## Scope
Per the PARA method; distinct from Project (has an end state) and Interest (topic without an ownership obligation).
## Broader
- [[Efforts Folder (Term)|Efforts Folder]] — generic (ISO 25964)
## Narrower
- [[Finance (Term)|Finance]]
- [[Health (Term)|Health]]
- [[Life (Term)|Life]]
## Collections
- [[Effort Collection (Collection)|Effort Collection]]
- [[Note Types (Collection)|Note Types]]
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#vocab/term · created 2026-08-28 · modified 2026-08-28