# Early Defect Prevention

> The ability to catch design flaws during review before they are built into the system.

Record: `lex:early-defect-prevention`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-early-defect-prevention

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Design Review](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/design-review.md)