# Work Distribution

> The ability to spread units of work across many workers via a broker.

Record: `lexicon:work-distribution`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-work-distribution

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Temporal Queries](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/temporal-queries.md) and before [At-Least-Once Delivery Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/at-least-once-delivery-safety.md).

## Category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## Enabled by

- [Message Broker](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/message-broker.md)

## Linked from

- [Event / Messaging / Asynchronous Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-event-messaging-asynchronous-architecture.md)