# Lexer Tag

> A formal definition of the tag for a file that splits source text into tokens, filed in a lexers folder.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Randomness Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/randomness-tag.md) and before [Parser Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/parser-tag.md).

## Category

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