# Checker or Linter as a Tag

> Tagging a file checker or linter, where the validator tag covers a file that decides whether its input is valid.

Record: `lexicon:checker-or-linter-as-a-tag`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-checker-or-linter-as-a-tag

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Attack Pattern as a Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/attack-pattern-as-a-tag.md) and before [Scanner as a Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/scanner-as-a-tag.md).

## Category

- [Refused Tags](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/refused-tags.md)