# Standards Definition

> A defined, authoritative set of standards that units are expected to conform to.

Record: `lexicon:standards-definition`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-standards-definition

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Standard Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/standard-patterns.md) and before [Target State](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/target-state.md).

## Category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## Required by

- [Standardization](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/standardization.md)

## Linked from

- [Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-architecture-review-evolution-governance-artifacts.md)