Lexicon

Fallback

Kind: mechanism

Layer: Structural Core

Record: lexicon:fallback

Canonical: Lexicon

An alternative path or default invoked automatically when the primary operation fails or is unavailable.

Listed in Lexicon terms, after Explicit Inputs and before Independent Work Units.

Category

  • Core Vocabulary

Required by

  • Graceful Degradation
  • Circuit Breaker Pattern

Linked from

  • Error Handling / Resilience
  • Model Architecture
  • Operations Concerns