# Flexible Ingestion

> The degree to which a system accepts loosely-structured input, in tension with a strict data contract.

Record: `lex:flexible-ingestion`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-flexible-ingestion

## category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Data Contract](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/data-contract.md)