# Change Isolation

> The ability to confine the impact of a change behind a boundary so callers are unaffected.

Record: `lexicon:change-isolation`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-change-isolation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Bounded Context Ownership](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bounded-context-ownership.md) and before [Independent Testing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/independent-testing.md).

## Category

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-modular-design.md)

## Enabled by

- [Encapsulation](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/encapsulation.md)

## Linked from

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-core-modular-design.md)