# Failure Isolation

> The requirement that a failure be contained within a boundary so it cannot spread.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Error Boundaries](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/error-boundaries.md)