TAG

Tag

In information systems, a tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information . This kind of metadata helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching. Tags are generally chosen informally and personally by the item's creator or by its viewer, depending on the system.

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tag

Noun

  1. A small label.
  2. A game played by two or more children in which one child (known as "it") attempts to catch one of the others, who then becomes "it".
  3. A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.
  4. A type of cardboard.
  5. Graffiti in the form of a stylized signature particular to the person who makes the graffiti.
  6. A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag.
  7. An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said").
  8. a vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data (animals, soldiers).
  9. An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand.
    The tag was applied at second for the final out.
  10. A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.
    The <title> tag provides a title for the Web page.
    The <sarcasm> tag conveys sarcasm in Internet slang.
  11. A keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information enabling keyword-based classification; often used to categorize content.
    I want to add genre and artist tags to the files in my music collection.
  12. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely.
  13. A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.
  14. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.
  15. Something mean and paltry; the rabble.
  16. A sheep in its first year.

Verb

  1. To label (something).
  2. To mark (something) with one’s tag.
  3. To remove dung tags from a sheep.
    Regularly tag the rear ends of your sheep.
  4. To hit the ball hard.
    He really tagged that ball.
  5. To put a runner out by touching them with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand.
    He tagged the runner for the out.
  6. To mark with a tag (metadata for classification).
    I am tagging my music files by artist and genre.
  7. To follow closely, accompany, tag along.
  8. To catch and touch (a player in the game of tag).
  9. To fit with, or as if with, a tag or tags.
  10. To fasten; to attach.


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