# Metadata

> Descriptive data about a system's structure, capabilities, or content, consumed to drive behavior.

Record: `lex:metadata`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-metadata

## category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## referenced-by

- [Self-Describing Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/self-describing-architecture.md)
- [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/self-describing-api.md)
- [Runtime Discovery](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/runtime-discovery.md)
- [Auto-Discovery](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/auto-discovery.md)