# Repeated Stable Computation

> A defect in which a costly computation or query whose result does not change is repeated on every request.

Record: `lexicon:repeated-stable-computation`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-repeated-stable-computation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Chunked Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/chunked-processing.md) and before [Batch-Only Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/batch-only-processing.md).

## Category

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

## Violates

- [Caching](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/caching.md)

## Linked from

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