# Instance Replacement over Mutation

> The ability to update infrastructure by replacing instances wholesale rather than mutating them in place.

Record: `lex:instance-replacement-over-mutation`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Resource Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/resource-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-instance-replacement-over-mutation

## category

- [Portability / Infrastructure / Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/portability-infrastructure-deployment.md)

## referenced-by

- [Immutable Infrastructure](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/immutable-infrastructure.md)