# Metadata Propagation Overhead

> The degree to which carrying trace metadata through every call adds size and processing cost.

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

## category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## referenced-by

- [Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/traceability.md)