# Race Conditions

> A defect where the outcome depends on the uncontrolled interleaving of concurrent operations.

Record: `lex:race-conditions`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-race-conditions

## category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## referenced-by

- [Happens-Before Relationship](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/happens-before-relationship.md)
- [Concurrency](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/concurrency.md)
- [Concurrency Control](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/concurrency-control.md)