# Delegation

> Forwarding work to a contained collaborator object rather than inheriting the behavior.

Record: `lexicon:delegation`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-delegation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Vendor Swap](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/vendor-swap.md) and before [Deep Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/deep-optimization.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

- [Composition Over Inheritance](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/composition-over-inheritance.md)

## Linked from

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