# Exception Swallowing

> Catching an exception and silently discarding it, hiding the failure from callers and logs.

Record: `lexicon:exception-swallowing`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-exception-swallowing

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Brittle Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/brittle-architecture.md) and before [Fail Open](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/fail-open.md).

## Category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## Negated by

- [Error Handling](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/error-handling.md)

## Linked from

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-error-handling-resilience.md)