# Cross-System Communication

> The ability for independent systems to exchange and understand data with one another.

Record: `lexicon:cross-system-communication`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-cross-system-communication

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Contract Testing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/contract-testing.md) and before [Incremental Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/incremental-deployment.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Interoperability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/interoperability.md)

## Linked from

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