Definition of “tag” - English Dictionary

› [ C ] a small piece of paper, cloth, or metal, on which there is information, tied or stuck onto something larger:

› [ U ] a game played by two or more children in which one child chases the others and tries to touch one of them. This child then becomes the one who does the chasing.

› [ C ] specialized language a phrase such as "he is" or "isn't it?", added on to a sentence for emphasis, or to turn it into a question, usually to get agreement or to check information

› [ C ] a type of graffiti (= words and pictures drawn in public places on walls, etc.) that shows who has drawn it and that represents a signature :

› to put a tag on something

› specialized computing to mark computer information to be processed in a particular way

› a small piece of paper, plastic, cloth, etc. attached to something that shows some information about it:

› also smart tag COMMERCE a small electronic object that is attached to a product in order to give its position, or to stop people from stealing it:

› IT a series of letters, numbers, or symbols before or after a piece of electronic data that tells the computer how to treat it:

› to put a tag on something:

› IT to mark electronic data with a series of letters or numbers: