# Undefined Target

> Attempting to close a gap toward a goal that was never clearly defined, so progress cannot be judged.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Rule Maintenance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/rule-maintenance.md) and before [Excessive Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/excessive-configuration.md).

## Category

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

## Negated 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)