# Early Defect Detection

> The ability to surface a defect immediately at its source rather than letting it propagate.

Record: `lex:early-defect-detection`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-early-defect-detection

## category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## referenced-by

- [Fail Fast](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/fail-fast.md)