# Representative Workload

> A workload that reflects production usage closely enough that measurements generalize.

Record: `lex:representative-workload`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-representative-workload

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Profiling](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/profiling.md)
