# Origin Offload

> The ability to relieve the origin server by serving cached copies from the edge.

Record: `lex:origin-offload`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-origin-offload

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [CDN / Edge Caching](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/cdn-edge-caching.md)