# Load Model

> A representation of the expected volume and pattern of demand a system must handle.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Invalidation Policy](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/invalidation-policy.md) and before [Memory Model](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/memory-model.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Scalability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/scalability.md)

## Linked from

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