tag
Metadata category marker
A tag is a label – a physical one, like a price tag, or an intangible one, like the tags on a blog post that associate it with various subjects.
Tags often help to identify things, like a soldier’s dog tags or an online document’s HTML tags.
To tag something is to attach a tag to it (physically) or to identify it with tags, as when a social media site invites you to tag your friends.
When you tag on something, it’s usually unnecessary or an afterthought: She tagged on an extra paragraph to the essay.
The same concept extends to tag along, which conveys accompanying or following another person or people, often without an invitation to do so.
A different tag is a children’s game involving chasing and touching.
Adhesive-backed paper or plastic
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- ticketEntry permit slip
- tabProjection for gripping
nameplate · wristband · barcode · QR code · RFID · inventory · tracking · identification
Informal substitute name
- dubAdd replacement audio
- callContact by phone
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- titleFormal honorific or name
moniker · designation · christen · brand · epithet · alias · handle · sobriquet
Pressurized pigment in cans
- street artIllicit public murals
- bombingAttack with explosives
- throw-upEjected stomach contents
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
marker · vandalism · mural · urban · crew · signature · style · burner
Rapid following of quarry
- itNeuter third-person pronoun
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
schoolyard · running · hide-and-seek · capture the flag · dodgeball · children · pursuit · base
Labeled link for posts
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- keywordIndexed lookup term
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
- categoryA class of things
filter · search · organize · social media · trending · viral · mention · handle
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- innitBritish tag question
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
intonation · rhetorical · tail · clause
sticker
Adhesive-backed paper or plastic
tab · nameplate · wristband · barcode · QR code · RFID · inventory · tracking · identification · marking
nickname
Informal substitute name
title · moniker · designation · christen · brand · epithet · alias · handle · sobriquet
spraypaint
Pressurized pigment in cans
- street artIllicit public murals
- bombingAttack with explosives
- throw-upEjected stomach contents
scrawl · marker · vandalism · mural · urban · crew · signature · style · burner · piece
chase
Rapid following of quarry
- itNeuter third-person pronoun
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
recess · schoolyard · running · hide-and-seek · capture the flag · dodgeball · children · pursuit · base · safe
hashtag
Labeled link for posts
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- keywordIndexed lookup term
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
category · filter · search · organize · social media · trending · viral · mention · handle · username
isn't it
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- innitBritish tag question
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
auxiliary · intonation · rhetorical · tail · clause
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- kids activitiesdrawing, board games, puzzles, dolls, craft kits
- kids playplaytime, playing, board games, blocks, card games
- price tagDisplayed cost marker
- name tagWorn identification label
- dog tagsStamped metal identification worn by soldiers
- tag alongAccompany without leading
- tagged alongAccompanied without invitation
- freeze tagPursuit game requiring motionlessness
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