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tag1 / tag/ • n. 1. a label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information. ∎ an electronic device that can be attached to someone or something for monitoring purposes, e.g., to deter shoplifters. ∎ a nickname or description popularly given to someone or something. ∎ a license plate of a motor vehicle. ∎ Comput. a character or set of characters appended to or enclosing an item of data in order to identify it. 2. a small piece or part that is attached to a main body. ∎ a ragged lock of wool on a sheep. ∎ the tip of an animal's tail when it is distinctively colored. ∎ a loose or spare end of something; a leftover. ∎ a metal or plastic point at the end of a shoelace that stiffens it, making it easier to insert through an eyelet. 3. a frequently repeated quotation or stock phrase. ∎ Theater a closing speech addressed to the audience. ∎ the refrain of a song. ∎ a musical phrase added to the end of a piece. ∎ Gram. a short phrase or clause added to an already complete sentence, as in I like it, I do.See also tag question. • v. (tagged , tag·ging ) [tr.] 1. attach a label to: the bears were tagged and released. ∎ [tr.] give a specified name or description to: he left because he didn't want to be tagged as a soap star. ∎ attach an electronic tag to: [as n.] (tagging) laser tattooing is used in the tagging of cattle. ∎ Comput. add a character or set of characters to (an item of data) in order to identify it for later retrieval. ∎ Biol. & Chem. label (something) with a radioactive isotope, fluorescent dye, or other marker: pieces of DNA tagged with radioactive particles. 2. [tr.] add to something, esp. as an afterthought or with no real connection: she meant to tag her question on at the end of her remarks. ∎ [intr.] follow or accompany someone, esp. without invitation: that'll teach you not to tag along where you're not wanted. 3. shear away ragged locks of wool from (sheep). tag2 • n. a children's game in which one chases the rest, and anyone who is touched then becomes the pursuer. ∎ Baseball the action of tagging out a runner or tagging a base: he narrowly avoided a sweeping tag by the first baseman. ∎ [as adj.] denoting a form of wrestling involving tag teams.See tag team. • v. (tagged , tag·ging ) [tr.] touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag. ∎ (tag out) Baseball put out (a runner) by touching them with the ball or with the glove holding the ball: catching their fastest runner in a rundown and tagging him out. ∎ Baseball (of a base runner, or a fielder with the ball) touch (a base) with the foot: the short center fielder could field the ball and tag second base for a force out. ∎ [intr.] (usu. tag up) Baseball (of a base runner) touch the base one has occupied after a fly ball is caught, before running to the next base: when the ball was hit, he went back to the bag to tag up. |
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"tag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tag.html "tag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tag.html |
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TAG. A term in LINGUISTICS for several types of structure in which one or more words are tagged on to a clause or sentence, including: (1) Continuation tags. Words and phrases used as shorthand at the end of a list: etc.; and so on; and so forth. (2) Questioning and commenting tags. Questions, questioning words, and commenting words that can be added to statements are common in formal conversation: ‘She's pretty, don't you think?’; ‘You'll pay me back tomorrow, OK?’; ‘It's difficult, I suppose’; ‘You know, it can't be easy for her.’ Such forms can usually be rearranged as standard questions and statements: Don't you think she's pretty?; I suppose (that) it's difficult. (3) Focusing and emphasizing tags. These usually restate the subject and sometimes the verb: ‘She's amazing, (is) my grandmother’; ‘My grandmother, she's amazing’; ‘She's amazing, she is’; ‘She comes here often, does Joan’ (a usage common in the North of England). See LATIN TAG, QUESTION TAG, TAG QUESTION.
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TOM McARTHUR. "TAG." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "TAG." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-TAG.html TOM McARTHUR. "TAG." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-TAG.html |
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tag Some text placed in a file described by a markup language which either informs some formatting software to carry out a display or conveys some structural information. In the two most important MARKUP LANGUAGES used on the Internet, HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE and the EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE, tags are introduced by the < character and terminated by the > character, as in the HTML tag <P> which instructs a BROWSER to display the line break at the end of a paragraph. In HTML, tags are used for display, while in the Extensible Markup Language they are used to indicate structure.
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DARREL INCE. "tag." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "tag." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-tag.html DARREL INCE. "tag." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-tag.html |
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1. To mark in some distinctive fashion any node in a data structure that has been traversed. Using this technique precautions can be taken against revisiting nodes, e.g. in a circular list. 2. Short for tag field. A field that is used to discriminate between variants of the same type. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "tag." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "tag." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-tag.html JOHN DAINTITH. "tag." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-tag.html |
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tag1 small pendent piece, orig. on a garment XIV (implied in tagged); ornamental pendant XVI; point of metal, etc. at the end of a lace; something appended to a piece of writing, etc., brief quotation XVIII. of unkn. orig.
Hence tag vb. XVI mark with a tag. |
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T. F. HOAD. "tag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tag.html T. F. HOAD. "tag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tag.html |
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tag a brief and usually familiar quotation added for special effect; a much used quotation or stock phrase. The word in this sense is recorded from the early 18th century.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "tag." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "tag." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-tag.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "tag." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-tag.html |
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Tagthe rabble; the lowest class of the populace, 1607. See also rag-tag. |
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"Tag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301548.html "Tag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301548.html |
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tag2 children's game, otherwise called tig. XVIII of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "tag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tag1.html T. F. HOAD. "tag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tag1.html |
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•bag, blag, brag, Bragg, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, zag
•ragbag • saddlebag
•handbag, sandbag
•gasbag • ratbag • air bag • mailbag
•fleabag, tea bag
•beanbag • windbag • kitbag • dillybag
•carpet bag • washbag • growbag
•nosebag
•bumbag, scumbag
•punchbag • Stalag • jetlag • greylag
•gulag • dishrag • bullyrag • Morag
•ragtag • dog tag • Sontag • wigwag
•chinwag
•scallywag (US scallawag) • zigzag
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"tag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tag.html "tag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tag.html |
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TAG Taxon Advisory Group
• (USA) The Adjutant-General |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "TAG." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "TAG." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-TAG.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "TAG." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-TAG.html |
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