# Bottleneck Detection

> The ability to locate the component that most constrains overall performance.

Record: `lexicon:bottleneck-detection`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-bottleneck-detection

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Abuse/Overload Protection](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/abuse-overload-protection.md) and before [Capacity Increase without Distribution](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/capacity-increase-without-distribution.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Enabled by

- [Profiling](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/profiling.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)