# Overload Protection

> The ability to protect a system from being overwhelmed by shedding or slowing incoming load.

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

## category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## referenced-by

- [Backpressure](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/backpressure.md)