# Latency Reduction

> The ability to lower response time by serving results from a nearer or faster source.

Record: `lexicon:latency-reduction`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-latency-reduction

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Large Dataset Scaling](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/large-dataset-scaling.md) and before [Load Handling](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/load-handling.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Caching](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/caching.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)