# Explicitness

> The degree to which relying on conventions reduces the explicitness of how a system is configured.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/convention-over-configuration.md)