# Split Interface

> A technique for dividing a broad interface into smaller ones, each holding operations that change together.

Record: `lexicon:split-interface`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-split-interface

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Extract Role Interface](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/extract-role-interface.md) and before [Replace Inheritance with Delegation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/replace-inheritance-with-delegation.md).

## Category

- [SOLID / Object-Oriented Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/solid-object-oriented-design.md)

## Refactors

- [Circular Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/circular-dependency.md)
- [Interface Segregation Principle](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/interface-segregation.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)
- [SOLID / Object-Oriented Design](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-solid-object-oriented-design.md)