# Bounded State

> The degree to which processing keeps its working state within a fixed bound regardless of input size.

Record: `lexicon:bounded-state`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-bounded-state

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Bounded Aggregation over Unbounded Streams](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bounded-aggregation-over-unbounded-streams.md) and before [Event Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/event-time.md).

## Category

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Windowing](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/windowing.md)

## Linked from

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)