# Write Amplification

> The degree to which maintaining parity on writes multiplies the underlying disk writes for each logical write.

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

## category

- [Self-Healing / Recovery / Deployment Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/self-healing-recovery-deployment-safety.md)

## referenced-by

- [RAID Redundancy](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/raid-redundancy.md)