# Extractor Tag

> A formal definition of the tag for a file that pulls the records a transformation needs out of a larger source, filed in an extractors folder.

Record: `lexicon:extractor-tag`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-extractor-tag

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Pass Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/pass-tag.md) and before [Partition Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/partition-tag.md).

## Category

- [Processing Concerns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/processing-concerns.md)