# Contract Testing

> The activity of testing that an implementation honors the contract it declares.

Record: `lexicon:contract-testing`
Kind: activity
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-contract-testing

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Consumer-Verified Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/consumer-verified-compatibility.md) and before [Cross-System Communication](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cross-system-communication.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Design by Contract](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/design-by-contract.md)

## Linked from

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