# Compare Both Files

> A technique for comparing the responsibilities of two colliding files before giving either a variant.

Record: `lexicon:compare-both-files`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-compare-both-files

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Verify the Collected Count](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/verify-the-collected-count.md) and before [Merge One Job or Name the Facet](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/merge-one-job-or-name-the-facet.md).

## Category

- [Taxonomy / Classification / Naming](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/taxonomy-classification-naming.md)

## Refactors

- [Collision Consolidation](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/collision-consolidation.md)

## Linked from

- [Taxonomy / Classification / Naming](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-taxonomy-classification-naming.md)