Lexicon

Compatibility

Kind: quality-attribute

Layer: Structural Core

Record: lexicon:compatibility

Canonical: Lexicon

The degree to which a component interoperates with other versions or systems without modification.

Listed in Lexicon terms, after Schema and before Cost.

Category

  • Core Vocabulary

Reinforced by

  • Service Contract
  • Schema Contract
  • Robustness Principle

Required by

  • Interoperability

Linked from

  • Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility
  • Error Handling / Resilience