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Vendor Lock-in

Architectural Definition

A situation in which a customer is dependent on a particular vendor for products and services and cannot move to another vendor without substantial costs.

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application/json
{
  "entity": "vendor-lock-in",
  "domain": "software",
  "metadata": {
    "displayName": "Vendor Lock-in",
    "status": "DRAFT",
    "version": "1.0.4",
    "isStandardized": false
  }
}
Standard
ISO-8601
Data Type
String/Obj
Steward
Arch Council
Verified
Feb 2026