# Bottlenecks

> A single stage that constrains overall throughput because all work must pass through it.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Anecdotal Timing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/anecdotal-timing.md) and before [Fixed Provisioning](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/fixed-provisioning.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

- [Throughput](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/throughput.md)

## Linked from

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