# Change Safety

> The degree to which a change can be made with confidence that its effects are understood and contained.

Record: `lex:change-safety`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-change-safety

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Impact Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/impact-analysis.md)