# Read Scaling

> The ability to serve more read traffic by distributing it across replicas.

Record: `lexicon:read-scaling`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-read-scaling

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Consistency Policy](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/consistency-policy.md) and before [Single Copy State](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/single-copy-state.md).

## Category

- [Self-Healing / Recovery / Deployment Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/self-healing-recovery-deployment-safety.md)

## Enabled by

- [Replication](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/replication.md)

## Linked from

- [Self-Healing / Recovery / Deployment Safety](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-self-healing-recovery-deployment-safety.md)