# Context

> The surrounding information and circumstances captured to make a decision, event, or log entry interpretable.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Composition Root](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/composition-root.md) and before [Continuous Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/continuous-processing.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Architecture Decision Records](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/architecture-decision-records.md)
- [Logging](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/logging.md)

## Linked from

- [Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-architecture-review-evolution-governance-artifacts.md)
- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)