# Bottleneck Evidence

> Measured data identifying which component constrains performance, justifying where to optimize.

Record: `lexicon:bottleneck-evidence`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-bottleneck-evidence

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Bottleneck Awareness](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bottleneck-awareness.md) and before [Cacheable Content](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cacheable-content.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/optimization.md)

## Linked from

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