# Runtime Type Metadata

> Type information retained at runtime so a program can inspect the shape of its own values.

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

## category

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Reflection](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/reflection.md)