# Usage Instrumentation

> A technique for counting calls to a code path in production, so its use is measured before it is removed.

Record: `lexicon:usage-instrumentation`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-usage-instrumentation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Causation Tracing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/causation-tracing.md) and before [Data Change Audit](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/data-change-audit.md).

## Category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## Refactors

- [Lava Flow](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/lava-flow.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)