# Hidden Dependencies

> Dependencies a component relies on but does not declare in its interface, surfacing only at runtime.

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

## category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## referenced-by

- [Dependency Graph](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/dependency-graph.md)
- [Testability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/testability.md)