# Stability

> The degree to which a system keeps operating steadily without collapsing under load.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Slow Operation Tolerance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/slow-operation-tolerance.md) and before [Stale/Reduced Results](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/stale-reduced-results.md).

## Category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Backpressure](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/backpressure.md)

## Linked from

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-error-handling-resilience.md)