# Representative Workload

> A workload that reflects production usage closely enough that measurements generalize.

Record: `lexicon:representative-workload`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-representative-workload

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Repeatable Test Environment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/repeatable-test-environment.md) and before [Resource Headroom](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/resource-headroom.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Required by

- [Profiling](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/profiling.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)