# Hidden Distributed Transaction

> A transaction that silently spans service boundaries, coupling systems that should commit independently.

Record: `lex:hidden-distributed-transaction`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Atomic Boundary](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/atomic-boundary.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-hidden-distributed-transaction

## category

- [Transactions / State / Concurrency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/transactions-state-concurrency.md)

## referenced-by

- [Transaction Boundary](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/transaction-boundary.md)