tags
Small category indicators
Tags are labels attached to things for identification—price tags on merchandise, name tags at conferences, dog tags on soldiers.
In computing, tags are keywords or code markers: HTML tags structure web pages, hashtags categorize social media posts.
To tag is to attach such a label, or to touch someone in the children's game of tag: You're it!
To tag along is to follow someone, usually uninvited.
Inherent characteristics or properties
- propertiesQualities or owned assets
- fieldsExpanses for cultivation
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
taxonomy · XML · JSON · annotations · descriptors · keywords · searchability · indexing
Pens with porous tips
- badgesWorn symbols of status
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- emblemsVisual markers of identity
- signifiersSymbols conveying meaning
labels · stickers · wristbands · lanyards · nametags · placards · barcodes · QR codes
Science of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
cataloging · hierarchy · systematization · typology · arrangement · segmentation · subdivision · compartmentalization
Marker-based elimination sport
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- itNeuter third-person pronoun
- captureTake into custody
elimination · pursuit · dodging · base · safe zone · hide and seek · manhunt · touch
Aerosolized coating in cans
- street artIllicit public murals
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- vandalismWillful property damage
- muralsLarge wall paintings
bombing · throwups · writers · crews · bubble letters · stencils · markers · Banksy
Metadata labels for posts
- mentionsBrief verbal references
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- viralSpreading quickly online
followers · engagement · Instagram · Twitter · TikTok · posts · sharing · discovery
Identifying markers attached to items
- care instructionsProper handling directions
- taglessHaving no label
- itchyProvoking scratching urges
- cutting offSeparating by force
attributes
Inherent characteristics or properties
- propertiesQualities or owned assets
- fieldsExpanses for cultivation
- schemaOrganized representational structure
ontology · taxonomy · XML · JSON · annotations · descriptors · keywords · searchability · indexing · cataloging
markers
Pens with porous tips
signifiers · labels · stickers · wristbands · lanyards · nametags · placards · barcodes · QR codes · RFID
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
indexing · cataloging · hierarchy · systematization · typology · arrangement · segmentation · subdivision · compartmentalization · binning
paintball
Marker-based elimination sport
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- itNeuter third-person pronoun
capture · elimination · pursuit · dodging · base · safe zone · hide and seek · manhunt · touch · runners
spray paint
Aerosolized coating in cans
- street artIllicit public murals
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- vandalismWillful property damage
murals · bombing · throwups · writers · crews · bubble letters · stencils · markers · Banksy · subway
hashtags
Metadata labels for posts
- mentionsBrief verbal references
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
viral · followers · engagement · Instagram · Twitter · TikTok · posts · sharing · discovery · influencers
labels
Identifying markers attached to items
- care instructionsProper handling directions
- taglessHaving no label
- itchyProvoking scratching urges
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- party suppliesballoon, balloons, confetti, streamers, banners
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
tagsanonymity
Unknown identity state
untagged · unidentified · blank · untraceable · incognito
tagschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · disorganization · uncategorized · jumble · unsorted
- 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
tag, tagged, tagging, untagged, tagger, taggers, retag, retagged, retagging