# Subsystem Complexity

> The degree of internal complexity in a subsystem that motivates hiding it behind a facade.

Record: `lex:subsystem-complexity`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-subsystem-complexity

## category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/structural-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Facade Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/facade-pattern.md)