# Implementation-Specific Contracts

> Defining an interface around one implementation's quirks, so no alternative can satisfy it.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Interchangeability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/interchangeability.md)