# Snapshot Tag

> A formal definition of the tag for a file that captures the state of something at one moment so it can be read or restored later, filed in a snapshots folder.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Buffer Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/buffer-tag.md) and before [Checkpoint Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/checkpoint-tag.md).

## Category

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