# Drop the Prefix

> A technique for removing a numeric order prefix from filenames once a registry holds the order.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Move the Order into the Registry](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/move-the-order-into-the-registry.md) and before [Resolve the Slot Against Its Source](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/resolve-the-slot-against-its-source.md).

## Category

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

## Refactors

- [Registry-Held Order](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/registry-held-order.md)

## Linked from

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