# Lexicon terms whose category is runtime-concerns

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## Entries

- [Entrypoint Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/entrypoint-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file a runtime starts from, which reads its arguments and hands control to the code behind it, filed in an entrypoints folder.
- [Bootstrapper Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bootstrapper-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that assembles the system's parts in order before it serves anything, filed in a bootstrappers folder.
- [Initializer Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/initializer-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that prepares one component's starting state, filed in an initializers folder.
- [Activator Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/activator-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that switches a prepared component into its active state when its trigger arrives, filed in an activators folder.
- [Lifecycle Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/lifecycle-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that governs how a component starts, pauses, resumes and stops, filed in a lifecycle folder.
- [Lifecycle-Hook Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/lifecycle-hook-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs at one named point of a component's lifecycle, filed in a lifecycle-hooks folder.
- [Startup Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/startup-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs the work a process must finish before it accepts any, filed in a startup folder.
- [Warmup Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/warmup-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that primes caches and connections so the first real request runs at normal speed, filed in a warmup folder.
- [Draining Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/draining-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that lets in-flight work finish while refusing new work before a stop, filed in a draining folder.
- [Shutdown Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/shutdown-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that stops a process in an order that loses no committed work, filed in a shutdown folder.
- [Teardown Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/teardown-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that removes what a setup created, such as fixtures or temporary resources, filed in a teardown folder.
- [Disposal Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/disposal-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that releases the resources an object holds when the object is no longer used, filed in a disposal folder.
- [Cleanup Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cleanup-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that removes leftover state a finished operation leaves behind, filed in a cleanup folder.
- [Finalizer Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/finalizer-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs last work on an object as the runtime reclaims it, filed in a finalizers folder.
- [Runtime Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/runtime-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that provides the environment other code executes inside, filed in a runtimes folder.
- [Engine Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/engine-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs the central loop advancing a system's state, filed in an engines folder.
- [Executor Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/executor-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs submitted work on the resources it manages, filed in an executors folder.
- [Evaluator Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/evaluator-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that computes the value of an expression or a rule against given inputs, filed in an evaluators folder.
- [Interpreter Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/interpreter-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that executes a program by walking its representation directly, filed in an interpreters folder.
- [Scheduler Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/scheduler-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that decides when each piece of work runs, filed in a schedulers folder.
- [Worker Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/worker-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs work on its own thread or process apart from the caller, filed in a workers folder.
- [Future Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/future-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that defines a handle to a result that is not computed yet, filed in a futures folder.
- [Promise Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/promise-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that settles an asynchronous result once, as fulfilled or rejected, filed in a promises folder.
- [Queue Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/queue-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that holds items in arrival order until a consumer takes them, filed in a queues folder.
- [Channel Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/channel-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that carries messages between two parties of a concurrent program, filed in a channels folder.
- [Pipe Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/pipe-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that connects one stage's output directly to the next stage's input as a byte or item stream, filed in a pipes folder.
- [Mailbox Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/mailbox-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that holds the messages addressed to one actor until it processes them, filed in a mailboxes folder.
- [Pool Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/pool-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that keeps reusable instances and lends them out instead of creating new ones, filed in a pools folder.
- [Memory Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/memory-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that holds what an agent or a process remembers between steps, filed in a memory folder.
- [Heap Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/heap-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that keeps items ordered so the highest-priority one is always taken first, filed in a heaps folder.
- [Handle Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/handle-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that defines an opaque reference to a resource another part of the system owns, filed in a handles folder.
- [Clock Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/clock-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that supplies the current time through one replaceable source, filed in a clocks folder.
- [Timer Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/timer-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that runs work after a delay or at a fixed rate, filed in a timers folder.
- [Timeout Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/timeout-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that abandons an operation that runs past its allowed time, filed in a timeouts folder.
- [Deadline Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/deadline-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that carries the absolute time by which a piece of work must finish, filed in a deadlines folder.
- [Delay Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/delay-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that defers an action by a computed amount of time, filed in a delays folder.
- [Period Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/period-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that defines a named span of calendar time such as a billing month, filed in a periods folder.
- [Window Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/window-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that groups events into bounded spans of time for aggregation, filed in a windows folder.
- [Recurrence Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/recurrence-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that defines a rule for repeating an event in time, filed in a recurrences folder.
- [Cron Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cron-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that holds a schedule written as a cron expression, filed in a crons folder.
- [Calendar Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/calendar-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that answers which days count, such as working days and holidays, filed in a calendars folder.
- [Timezone Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/timezone-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that converts times between zones and their offsets, filed in a timezones folder.
- [Timestamp Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/timestamp-tag.md): A formal definition of the tag for a file that creates, parses or compares recorded instants in time, filed in a timestamps folder.