# Standards

> Agreed conventions and specifications that components conform to for interoperability and consistency.

Record: `lexicon:standards`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-standards

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Operational Complexity](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/operational-complexity.md) and before [Single Point of Failure](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/single-point-of-failure.md).

## Category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## Required by

- [Interoperability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/interoperability.md)
- [Portability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/portability.md)
- [Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/governance.md)

## Linked from

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)
- [Portability / Infrastructure / Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-portability-infrastructure-deployment.md)
- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)
- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-core-vocabulary.md)