# Archive Reference

> A technique for keeping removed code reachable in history or an archive instead of in the live tree.

Record: `lexicon:archive-reference`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-archive-reference

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Dead Code Check](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/dead-code-check.md) and before [Inconsistent Conventions](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/inconsistent-conventions.md).

## Category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## Refactors

- [Zombie Code](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/zombie-code.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)