# Logs

> A record of discrete, timestamped events a system emits about what it did.

Record: `lexicon:logs`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-logs

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Incident Diagnosis](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/incident-diagnosis.md) and before [Traces](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/traces.md).

## Category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## Required by

- [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/observability.md)

## Linked from

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)