# Vague Reliability Goals

> Stating reliability aims in vague, unmeasurable terms, so no check can tell whether they are met.

Record: `lexicon:vague-reliability-goals`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-vague-reliability-goals

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Feature Velocity](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/feature-velocity.md) and before [At-a-Glance System Health](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/at-a-glance-system-health.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

- [SLO/SLI](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/slo-sli.md)

## Linked from

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