# Reliable State

> The ability to trust that stored state always satisfies its invariants.

Record: `lexicon:reliable-state`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Atomic Boundary](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/atomic-boundary.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-reliable-state

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Inconsistent Replicas/Models](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/inconsistent-replicas-models.md) and before [Dirty Reads/Writes](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/dirty-reads-writes.md).

## Category

- [Transactions / State / Concurrency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/transactions-state-concurrency.md)

## Enabled by

- [Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/consistency.md)

## Linked from

- [Transactions / State / Concurrency](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-transactions-state-concurrency.md)