# Parallel Regions

> The ability to model concurrently-active, independent regions of state within one machine.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Ordered Fallthrough](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/ordered-fallthrough.md) and before [Pluggable Handling](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/pluggable-handling.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Statecharts](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/statecharts.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)