# Relationship Semantics

> The requirement that each relationship between bounded contexts carry a defined meaning.

Record: `lexicon:relationship-semantics`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Domain Modeling](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/domain-modeling.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-relationship-semantics

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Explicit Boundary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/explicit-boundary.md) and before [Stable Identity](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/stable-identity.md).

## Category

- [Domain Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/domain-architecture.md)

## Required by

- [Context Mapping](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/context-mapping.md)

## Linked from

- [Domain Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-domain-architecture.md)