# Contract Compatibility

> The requirement that alternative implementations honor the same interface contract.

Record: `lex:contract-compatibility`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-contract-compatibility

## category

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-modular-design.md)

## contract

- [Contract Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/contract-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Interchangeability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/interchangeability.md)