# Pipe Tag

> A formal definition of the tag for a file that connects one stage's output directly to the next stage's input as a byte or item stream, filed in a pipes folder.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Channel Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/channel-tag.md) and before [Mailbox Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/mailbox-tag.md).

## Category

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