# Ordering/State

> The degree to which processing an unbounded stream complicates preserving event order and bounded state.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Streaming Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/streaming-architecture.md)