# Discovery

> The ability to locate available components, services, or capabilities at runtime.

Record: `lexicon:discovery`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-discovery

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Metadata](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/metadata.md) and before [Iteration Speed](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/iteration-speed.md).

## Category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## Enabled by

- [Introspection](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/introspection.md)

## Required by

- [Plugin Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/plugin-architecture.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Service Registry](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/service-registry.md)
- [Registry Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/registry-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)
- [Plugin / Extensibility / IoC](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-plugin-extensibility-ioc.md)