# Depth Cap

> A rule or precondition that every governed file resolve within a fixed number of folders from its governed root, the container included and the file excluded.

Record: `lex:depth-cap`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-depth-cap

## category

- [Taxonomy / Classification / Naming](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/taxonomy-classification-naming.md)

## referenced-by

- [Bounded Nesting Depth](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/bounded-nesting-depth.md)