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Fallback rule card

Encodes the resolution chain Mufflermen uses when a translation key is missing. en-AU is the canonical source; en-NZ / en-GB / en-US are nearly always present; zh-CN and ar-SA defer up the chain until coverage hits 75%.

Production answer

Fallback rule card is a reusable Oak Flats Muffler Men UI primitive with documented states, accessibility expectations, theme behavior, and implementation evidence.

Primary CTAReview Fallback rule card states
Generative search brief

Fallback rule card: Encodes the resolution chain Mufflermen uses when a translation key is missing. en-AU is the canonical source; en-NZ / en-GB / en-US are nearly always present; zh-CN and ar-SA defer up the chain until coverage hits 75%.

zh-CN · roadmap locale, defer to en-AU
Fallback chain

zh-CN

  1. 1zh-CNPrimary
  2. 2en-AUFallback 1
  3. 3en-NZFallback 2
  4. 4en-GBFallback 3
  5. 5en-USFallback 4
Final policyRoadmap locale — defer to en-AU until coverage hits 75%.
en-NZ · 97% coverage, chain rarely fires
Fallback chain

en-NZ

  1. 1en-NZPrimary
  2. 2en-AUFallback 1
  3. 3en-GBFallback 2
Final policy97% coverage — fallback chain rarely fires.
ar-SA · early-stage, show key for engineering review
Fallback chain

ar-SA

  1. 1ar-SAPrimary
  2. 2en-GBFallback 1
  3. 3en-AUFallback 2
Final policyKey visibility keeps engineering reviewing missing terminology.