# Full Materialization

> Loading an entire dataset into memory at once when streaming or chunking would suffice, risking exhaustion.

Record: `lex:full-materialization`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-full-materialization

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Memory Efficiency](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/memory-efficiency.md)