# Always-Fresh Reads

> The degree to which every read returns the most recent write, which caching trades away for speed.

Record: `lex:always-fresh-reads`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-always-fresh-reads

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Caching](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/caching.md)