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 * [Double Checked Locking](#double-checked-locking)
 * [Null Object](#null-object)
 * [Callback](#callback)
+* [Execute Around](#execute-around)
 
 ## <a name="abstract-factory">Abstract Factory</a> [&#8593;](#list-of-design-patterns)
 **Intent:** Provide an interface for creating families of related or dependent objects without specifying their concrete classes.
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 **Applicability:** Use the Callback pattern when
 * When some arbitrary synchronous or asynchronous action must be performed after execution of some defined activity.
 
+## <a name="execute-around">Execute Around</a> [&#8593;](#list-of-design-patterns)
+**Intent:** Execute Around idiom frees the user from certain actions that should always be executed before and after the business method. A good example of this is resource allocation and deallocation leaving the user to specify only what to do with the resource.
+
+![alt text](https://github.com/iluwatar/java-design-patterns/blob/master/execute-around/etc/execute-around.png "Execute Around")
+
+**Applicability:** Use the Execute Around idiom when
+* You use an API that requires methods to be called in pairs such as open/close or allocate/deallocate.
+
 
 # Frequently asked questions