# Abuse/Overload Protection

> The ability to shield a system from abusive or excessive request volume.

Record: `lex:abuse-overload-protection`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-abuse-overload-protection

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Rate Limiting](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/rate-limiting.md)