Files, exports & version control · Specialist

Final

Also called: approved final

ELI5

A version declared complete for a defined purpose, recipient or stage.

“Call it final only for a specific purpose and recipient; another delivery may still need changes.”

You may encounter “Final” in pitch materials & presentation design conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Tells you what document, visual asset or file someone is asking for or reviewing.

Locked“Final” is a naming claim; “locked” says further change is procedurally restricted. A file can be called final and still change.
Final VFXThe search label “Final” can route to both entries.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.