# Implementation Swap

> The ability to change an abstraction's underlying implementation without altering the abstraction itself.

Record: `lexicon:implementation-swap`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-implementation-swap

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [High-Cardinality Object Reuse](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/high-cardinality-object-reuse.md) and before [Lazy Load](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/lazy-load.md).

## Category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/structural-patterns.md)

## Enabled by

- [Bridge Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/bridge-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-structural-patterns.md)