---
type: "Specification"
title: "W3C PROV"
description: "Interoperable model of provenance: entities, activities, agents."
resource: "https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-overview/"
tags: [provenance, w3c, standard]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
status: stable
sources: [{ id: primary, resource: "https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-overview/" }]
---

An interoperable model of the entities, activities and agents involved in producing data or an outcome — the basis for a provenance graph in the [evidence layer](../stack/observability-and-provenance.md).

# Terms
Glossary terms used here: [Provenance](../glossary/provenance.md).