# Direct Callback Coupling

> Wiring a source to notify specific recipients by direct call, coupling it to each one.

Record: `lexicon:direct-callback-coupling`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-direct-callback-coupling

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Trend Visibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/trend-visibility.md) and before [Direct Method Invocation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/direct-method-invocation.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

- [Observer Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/observer-pattern.md)

## Linked from

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