# Target State

> A conceptual representation of the desired future structure a system is being steered toward.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Standards Definition](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/standards-definition.md) and before [Trade-Off Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/trade-off-analysis.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Gap Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/gap-analysis.md)

## Linked from

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