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inclusion coupling
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inclusion coupling	can be reduced by not including components which you do not need
	has definition A form of coupling in which one component includes the source code of another component. All the includers of a component are coupled to each other and to the included file
	has disadvantage if the included component changes something on which the includer relies, or adds something that raises a conflict with something in the includer, then the includer must change
	is a stronger form of import coupling
	is a subtopic of 9.2 - Principles Leading to Good Design
	is used by C and C++
	is a kind of coupling
coupling	implies that if you want to reuse one component, you will also have to import all the ones with which it is coupled