# Fault Isolation

> The degree to which a failure in one component is contained and prevented from cascading to others.

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

## category

- [Quality Attributes](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/quality-attributes.md)

## referenced-by

- [Timeout Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/timeout-pattern.md)
- [Bulkhead Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/bulkhead-pattern.md)
- [Dead-Letter Queue](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/dead-letter-queue.md)