# Unbounded Accumulation

> Aggregating an endless stream into ever-growing state that eventually exhausts memory.

Record: `lex:unbounded-accumulation`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-unbounded-accumulation

## category

- [Streaming / Pipeline / Dataflow Processing](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/streaming-pipeline-dataflow-processing.md)

## referenced-by

- [Windowing](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/windowing.md)