# Size Overhead

> The degree to which embedding structural descriptions in data increases its size.

Record: `lex:size-overhead`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-size-overhead

## category

- [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md)

## referenced-by

- [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/self-describing-structures.md)