# Parallel Message Processing

> The ability for multiple consumers to process messages from the same source at once.

Record: `lex:parallel-message-processing`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-parallel-message-processing

## category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## referenced-by

- [Competing Consumers](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/competing-consumers.md)