Tag you’re it – but is your tag the same as my tag? by Fran Alexander.
From the post:
Lots of people talk about tags, and they all tend to assume they mean the same thing. However, there are lots of different types of tag from HTML tags for marking up web pages to labels in databases and this can lead to all sorts of confusion and problems in projects.
Here are some definitions of “tag” that I’ve heard and that are different in significant ways. If you think my definitions can be improved, please comment, and please let me know of any other usages of that tricksy little word “tag” that you’ve happened upon.
1) A tag is a free text keyword you add as part of the metadata of something to help search
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2) A tag is a keyword that is selected from a controlled vocabulary or authority list
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3) A tag is a keyword that is selected from a taxonomy
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4) A tag is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
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5) A tag is metadata added to a web page for search engines to index
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6) A tag is a label used to mark up content within a web page that can be used for display purposes and for indexing
Does your use of “tag” appear in this list?
If not, how would you define it?