# Asynchronous Processing

> The ability to handle work without blocking the caller, decoupling request from completion.

Record: `lex:asynchronous-processing`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-asynchronous-processing

## category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## referenced-by

- [Message Queue](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/message-queue.md)