# Reuse

> Using an existing component, module, or solution in a new context rather than rebuilding it.

Record: `lexicon:reuse`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-reuse

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Recovery](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/recovery.md) and before [Runtime Indirection](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/runtime-indirection.md).

## Category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## Enabled by

- [Standardization](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/standardization.md)
- [Component-Based Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/component-based-architecture.md)

## Linked from

- [Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-architecture-review-evolution-governance-artifacts.md)
- [Codebase / System Architecture Styles](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-codebase-system-architecture-styles.md)