# Exposed Internals

> Making a module's internal fields and workings public, so callers depend on details that should be hidden.

Record: `lex:exposed-internals`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-exposed-internals

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Encapsulation](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/encapsulation.md)