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(1) A format code used in a document language. See HTML tag, character tag and paragraph tag.

(2) See RFID tag and smart tags.

(3) A set of bits or characters that identifies various conditions about data in a file and is often found in the header records of such files.

(4) A name (label, mnemonic) assigned to a data structure, such as a field, file or paragraph.

(5) The key field in a record.

(6) A brass pin on a terminal block that is connected to a wire by soldering or wire wrapping.

(language, text)tag - An SGML, HTML, or XML token representing the beginning (start tag: "

") or end (end tag: "

") of an element. In normal SGML syntax (and always in XML), a tag starts with a "<" and ends with an ">".

In HTML jargon, the term "tag" is often used for an "element".


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