# Semantic Contract

> An agreement specifying not just the shape of an interface but the meaning and behavior it guarantees.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Result Validation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/result-validation.md) and before [API Usability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/api-usability.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Service Contract](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/service-contract.md)

## Linked from

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