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What Debt Quadrant Is This

Review the pseudo-code describing a team's choice. Which technical debt category does this represent?
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class PaymentsGate:
    def charge(order):
        # We know this global lock serializes all charges,
        # but we ship it now to meet launch and will shard later.
        lock(GLOBAL_LOCK)
        return gateway.charge(order)

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