# Hardcoded Lookup

> Hardcoding a service's address or instance instead of resolving it through a registry.

Record: `lexicon:hardcoded-lookup`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Extensibility Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/extensibility-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-hardcoded-lookup

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Hardcoded Instantiation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/hardcoded-instantiation.md) and before [Continuous Delivery](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/continuous-delivery.md).

## Category

- [Plugin / Extensibility / IoC](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/plugin-extensibility-ioc.md)

## Negated by

- [Service Registry](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/service-registry.md)

## Linked from

- [Plugin / Extensibility / IoC](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-plugin-extensibility-ioc.md)