# Shared Runtime Dependency

> Coupling supposedly-independent modules through a shared runtime component they all depend on.

Record: `lexicon:shared-runtime-dependency`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-shared-runtime-dependency

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Monolithic Procedures](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/monolithic-procedures.md) and before [Tight Coupling](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/tight-coupling.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

- [Independence](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/independence.md)

## Linked from

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