Referential Integrity refers to the consistency in associations between components in a system that are linked "by reference". Basically it's to do with whether or not data are dynamically linked, or hard-coded. Referential Integrity is also why [[TypeScript]] exists. Type-checking _enforces_ referential integrity, and it's why the tooling of TypeScript helps so much more than standard [[JavaScript]] (not counting the benefits reaped through the usage of [[JSDoc]] with VSCode's tooling). Referential Integrity is **always** a good thing. [[What is a System|System]]s that enforce RI are more durable, more adaptable, and allow for better agility in response to needed changes. **** # More ## Source ## Related - [[Entity-Relationship Modeling Standards]] - [[Modeling Purposes]]