Main Entry:

¹tag

Pronunciation:

\ˈtag\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English tagge; akin to Middle Low German tagge, tacke twig, spike

Date:

14th century

1: a loose hanging piece of cloth : tatter2: a metal or plastic binding on an end of a shoelace3: a piece of hanging or attached material ; specifically : a loop, knot, or tassel on a garment4 a: a brief quotation used for rhetorical emphasis or sententious effect b: a recurrent or characteristic verbal expression c: tagline 15 a: a cardboard, plastic, or metal marker used for identification or classification <license tags> b: a descriptive or identifying epithet c: something used for identification or location : flag d: label 3d e: price tag f: an element of code in a computer document used especially to control format and layout or to establish a hyperlink6: a detached fragmentary piece : bit7: a graffito in the form of an identifying name or symbol