# Thread as a Tag

> Tagging a file thread, where the worker tag covers running work apart from the caller.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Cooldown as a Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cooldown-as-a-tag.md) and before [Particle Emitter as a Tag](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/particle-emitter-as-a-tag.md).

## Category

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