# Convention

> The requirement that a design follow established conventions so its behavior matches expectations.

Record: `lex:convention`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-convention

## category

- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)

## referenced-by

- [Principle of Least Surprise](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/principle-of-least-surprise.md)