# Cloneable Template Object

> The requirement that a prototype object support being copied to produce new instances.

Record: `lexicon:cloneable-template-object`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-cloneable-template-object

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Valid Object Creation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/valid-object-creation.md) and before [Creation Variation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/creation-variation.md).

## Category

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/creational-patterns.md)

## Required by

- [Prototype Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/prototype-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-creational-patterns.md)