# Denormalized Read Models

> A read-optimized model that deliberately duplicates data to serve queries fast, trading storage and write cost for read speed.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Normalization](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/normalization.md)