# Explicit Semantics

> The requirement that declarative configuration carry an explicit, defined meaning.

Record: `lex:explicit-semantics`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-explicit-semantics

## category

- [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md)

## referenced-by

- [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/declarative-configuration.md)