# Explicit State Set

> The requirement that the complete set of possible states be defined up front.

Record: `lex:explicit-state-set`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-explicit-state-set

## category

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/behavioral-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Finite State Machine](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/finite-state-machine.md)