# Bounded State

> The degree to which processing keeps its working state within a fixed bound regardless of input size.

Record: `lex:bounded-state`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-bounded-state

## category

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)

## referenced-by

- [Windowing](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/windowing.md)