# Vendor Swap

> The ability to replace one vendor's implementation with another behind a stable interface.

Record: `lexicon:vendor-swap`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-vendor-swap

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Strategy Swap](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/strategy-swap.md) and before [Delegation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/delegation.md).

## Category

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-modular-design.md)

## Enabled by

- [Replaceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/replaceability.md)

## Linked from

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-core-modular-design.md)