# Fitness for Purpose

> The degree to which the chosen processing model matches the latency and volume the problem needs.

Record: `lex:fitness-for-purpose`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-fitness-for-purpose

## category

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)

## referenced-by

- [Batch-vs-Stream](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/batch-vs-stream.md)