# Gate as a Tag

> Tagging a file gate, which names a decision rather than a thing, where the predicate and validator tags cover the decision it makes.

Record: `lexicon:gate-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-gate-as-a-tag

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Walker or Crawler as a Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/walker-or-crawler-as-a-tag.md) and before [Index as a Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/index-as-a-tag.md).

## Category

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