# Client Compatibility

> The degree to which existing clients continue to work as an API evolves.

Record: `lexicon:client-compatibility`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-client-compatibility

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Automated Validation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/automated-validation.md) and before [Consumer-Driven Development](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/consumer-driven-development.md).

## Category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## Enabled by

- [API Contract](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/api-contract.md)

## Linked from

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)