# Timeout

> The requirement that an operation be given a maximum time to complete before being abandoned.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Strict Output](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/strict-output.md) and before [Tolerant Input](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/tolerant-input.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Retry Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/retry-pattern.md)

## Linked from

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