# Ordered Fallthrough

> The ability to offer a request to handlers in sequence until one of them accepts it.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Operation Extension Without Element Change](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/operation-extension-without-element-change.md) and before [Parallel Regions](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/parallel-regions.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Chain of Responsibility Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/chain-of-responsibility-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-behavioral-patterns.md)
- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-behavioral-patterns.md)