# Metadata Overhead

> The degree to which the bookkeeping a conflict-free type carries per value adds storage and transmission cost.

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

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [CRDTs](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/crdts.md)