# Tolerant Input

> The requirement that a component accept and cope with input that deviates from the ideal format.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Timeout](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/timeout.md) and before [Availability of Degraded Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/availability-of-degraded-dependency.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Robustness Principle](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/robustness-principle.md)

## Linked from

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