# Law of Demeter

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A design guideline for developing particularly object-oriented programs that mandates loose coupling between objects.

## Etymology
Named for its origin in the Demeter Project, an adaptive programming and aspect-oriented programming effort, itself named after the Greek goddess Demeter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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