# Traces

> A record of the path and timing of a request as it moves through a system's components.

Record: `lexicon:traces`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-traces

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Logs](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/logs.md) and before [Incident Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/incident-analysis.md).

## Category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## Required by

- [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/observability.md)

## Linked from

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)
- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)