# Integration

> The degree to which separate systems are connected to operate as a unified whole.

Record: `lexicon:integration`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-integration

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Data Quality](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/data-quality.md) and before [Cleanup / Simplification](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cleanup-simplification.md).

## Category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Interoperability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/interoperability.md)

## Linked from

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)
- [Portability / Infrastructure / Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-portability-infrastructure-deployment.md)