# Backtracking Algorithm

> A method that explores options and reverts to an earlier point when one fails, requiring the ability to look back.

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

## category

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)

## referenced-by

- [Forward-Only Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/forward-only-processing.md)