metatag

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | 402 words | Copyright

metatag The metatag <META> is an HTML tag which provides ancillary information about an WEB PAGE. For example, a metatag can be used to transfer control to another WEB SITE after a specified number of seconds if the site has been moved. The main use for such tags is to provide information about a page or a site which can be used by a search engine for indexing it. See also WEB SITE PROMOTION.

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