# Scale-Out

> The ability to add capacity by adding more machines that share the load.

Record: `lexicon:scale-out`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-scale-out

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Scalability Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/scalability-analysis.md) and before [Targeted Improvement](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/targeted-improvement.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Horizontal Scaling](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/horizontal-scaling.md)

## Linked from

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