# Internal Refactoring

> The ability to rework a module's internals freely as long as its interface stays stable.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Independent Testing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/independent-testing.md) and before [Invariant Protection](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/invariant-protection.md).

## Category

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-modular-design.md)

## Enabled by

- [Information Hiding](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/information-hiding.md)

## Linked from

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-core-modular-design.md)