# Silent No-Op Risk

> The degree to which a do-nothing stand-in can hide an error.

Record: `lex:silent-no-op-risk`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-silent-no-op-risk

## category

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/behavioral-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Null Object Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/null-object-pattern.md)