# Centralized Control

> Concentrating decision-making authority in one place so nodes cannot act independently.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Central Orchestrator Bottleneck](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/central-orchestrator-bottleneck.md) and before [Fully Decentralized Control](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/fully-decentralized-control.md).

## Category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## Negated by

- [Decentralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/decentralization.md)

## Linked from

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-control-coordination-centralization.md)