# Cycle Detection

> The ability to detect cycles in a dependency graph before they cause deadlock or infinite resolution.

Record: `lexicon:cycle-detection`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-cycle-detection

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Hidden Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/hidden-dependency.md) and before [Dependency Extraction](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/dependency-extraction.md).

## Category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## Enabled by

- [Dependency Graph](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/dependency-graph.md)

## Linked from

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)