# Lazy Load

> The ability to defer creating or loading a costly resource until it is first used.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Implementation Swap](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/implementation-swap.md) and before [Leaf/Composite Transparency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/leaf-composite-transparency.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

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

## Linked from

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