# Immediate Consistency

> The degree to which a read reflects the latest write instantly, which asynchronous processing defers.

Record: `lexicon:immediate-consistency`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-immediate-consistency

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Global Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/global-consistency.md) and before [Operational Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/operational-dependency.md).

## Category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## In tension with

- [Asynchronous Communication](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/asynchronous-communication.md)
- [Asynchronous Communication / Immediate Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/tension/asynchronous-communication-immediate-consistency.md)

## Linked from

- [Architectural rules and principles](https://banes-lab.com/software-architecture/glossary/architectural-principles.md)
- [Event / Messaging / Asynchronous Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-event-messaging-asynchronous-architecture.md)
- [The resolutions](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema/the-resolutions.md)