# Deferred Instantiation

> The ability to let subclasses decide which class to instantiate, deferring the choice from the base class.

Record: `lexicon:deferred-instantiation`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-deferred-instantiation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Controlled Instantiation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/controlled-instantiation.md) and before [Dynamic Object Creation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/dynamic-object-creation.md).

## Category

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/creational-patterns.md)

## Enabled by

- [Factory Method Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/factory-method-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-creational-patterns.md)