Lexicon

High-Cardinality Object Reuse

Kind: capability

Layer: Design Patterns Core

Record: lexicon:high-cardinality-object-reuse

Canonical: Lexicon

The ability to represent large numbers of similar objects economically by sharing their common intrinsic state.

Listed in Lexicon terms, after Subclass Explosion and before Implementation Swap.

Category

  • Structural Patterns

Enabled by

  • Flyweight Pattern

Linked from

  • Structural Patterns
  • Structural Patterns