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The '''hexagonal architecture''', or '''ports and adapters architecture''', is an architectural pattern used in [[software design]]. It aims at creating [[Loose coupling|loosely coupled]] application components that can be easily connected to their software environment by means of ports and adapters. This makes components exchangeable at any level and facilitates test automation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=httphttps://alistair.cockburn.us/Hexagonal+hexagonal-architecture/|title=Hexagonal architecture|last=Alistair|first=Cockburn|date=2005-04-01|website=alistair.cockburn.us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822100852/http://alistair.cockburn.us/Hexagonal+architecture|archive-date=2018-08-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>

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