# Tight Coupling

> Binding components so closely that a change in one forces changes in the others.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Shared Runtime Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/shared-runtime-dependency.md) and before [Bounded Context Ownership](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bounded-context-ownership.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

- [Low Coupling](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/low-coupling.md)

## Linked from

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