# Ambiguous Naming

> Identifiers whose meaning is unclear or open to multiple interpretations, obscuring intent.

Record: `lexicon:ambiguous-naming`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-ambiguous-naming

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Acceptance Criteria](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/acceptance-criteria.md) and before [Automated Enforcement](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/automated-enforcement.md).

## Category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## Negated by

- [Semantic Contracts](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/semantic-contracts.md)
- [Semantic Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/semantic-consistency.md)

## Linked from

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)
- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)