# Element Stability

> The degree to which adding new operations stays easy only while the set of element types stays fixed.

Record: `lex:element-stability`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-element-stability

## category

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/behavioral-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Visitor Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/visitor-pattern.md)