# State-Machine Tag

> A formal definition of the tag for a file that defines a set of states and the allowed transitions between them, filed in a state-machines folder.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [State Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/state-tag.md) and before [Transition Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/transition-tag.md).

## Category

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