# Lookup Performance

> The degree to which reading strictly in sequence makes locating a specific item by key slow.

Record: `lex:lookup-performance`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-lookup-performance

## category

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)

## referenced-by

- [Sequential Access](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/sequential-access.md)