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	; Provenance		; Provenance
	: The documented history of an ~~objectâ€™s~~ ownership, custody, and use.		: The documented history of an object’s ownership, custody, and use.

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	: Printed or transferred decoration and information applied to a disc; not necessarily identical to the disc model or mold.		: Printed or transferred decoration and information applied to a disc; not necessarily identical to the disc model or mold.

	{{Research needed\|Expand definitions from official rules, patents, ~~manufacturersâ€™~~ literature, period publications, and museum cataloging practice.}}		{{Research needed\|Expand definitions from official rules, patents, manufacturers’ literature, period publications, and museum cataloging practice.}}
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	~~The '''history of disc golf''' follows the development of target-based flying-disc games into an organized sport with courses, equipment, rules~~, ~~competitions~~, ~~media~~, and ~~communities around~~ the ~~world~~.		This glossary defines historical, technical, organizational, and collecting terms used across the wiki.

	== ~~Explore the history~~ ==		== A ==
	* [[Early disc golf]]		; Artifact
	* [[Objects and Technology]]		: A human-made or modified object studied as historical evidence.
	* [[Courses and Places]]
	* [[Organizations and Industry]]
	* [[Competitions and Records]]
	* [[Culture, Art, and Community]]

	== ~~Early forms of the game~~ ==		== D ==
	~~This section will compare independently developed~~ target ~~games, documented early courses,~~ and ~~the language used by participants at the time~~.		; Disc golf
			: A target sport in which players complete a course by throwing a flying disc toward designated targets. A fuller definition should cite current rules and historical usage.

	== ~~Rules, targets, and equipment~~ ==		== F ==
	~~This section will trace standardization~~ without ~~treating technological change as a single linear story~~.		; Flying disc
			: A general term for a disc designed or used for throwing and flight. Product names and trademarks should not be used as universal synonyms without context.

	== ~~Organized competition and growth~~ ==		== M ==
	~~This section will connect local clubs, governing bodies, manufacturers, publications, tours~~, ~~and championship play~~.		; Mold
			: In collecting and manufacturing contexts, a term that may refer to tooling or to the product form created from it; articles should specify the intended meaning.

	== ~~Museum connections~~ ==		== P ==
	~~Related collection material includes discs, targets and components, bags, event programs, photographs, periodicals~~, ~~trophies~~, and ~~player-associated objects~~.		; Provenance
			: The documented history of an objectâ€™s ownership, custody, and use.

	== ~~Sources and research notes~~ ==		== S ==
	{{Research needed\|~~Create a sourced chronology~~ and ~~identify regional histories that complicate a single-origin narrative~~.}}		; Stamp
	[[Category:~~Disc golf history~~]]		: Printed or transferred decoration and information applied to a disc; not necessarily identical to the disc model or mold.

			{{Research needed\|Expand definitions from official rules, patents, manufacturersâ€™ literature, period publications, and museum cataloging practice.}}
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The '''history of disc golf''' follows the development of target-based flying-disc games into an organized sport with courses, equipment, rules, competitions, media, and communities around the world.

== Explore the history ==
* [[Early disc golf]]
* [[Objects and Technology]]
* [[Courses and Places]]
* [[Organizations and Industry]]
* [[Competitions and Records]]
* [[Culture, Art, and Community]]

== Early forms of the game ==
This section will compare independently developed target games, documented early courses, and the language used by participants at the time.

== Rules, targets, and equipment ==
This section will trace standardization without treating technological change as a single linear story.

== Organized competition and growth ==
This section will connect local clubs, governing bodies, manufacturers, publications, tours, and championship play.

== Museum connections ==
Related collection material includes discs, targets and components, bags, event programs, photographs, periodicals, trophies, and player-associated objects.

== Sources and research notes ==
{{Research needed|Create a sourced chronology and identify regional histories that complicate a single-origin narrative.}}
[[Category:Disc golf history]]