# Proprietary Coupling

> Binding to a vendor's proprietary interface, forfeiting interoperability and portability.

Record: `lexicon:proprietary-coupling`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-proprietary-coupling

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Implicit Behavior](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/implicit-behavior.md) and before [Proprietary Drift](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/proprietary-drift.md).

## Category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## Negated by

- [Interoperability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/interoperability.md)

## Linked from

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)