What is "tag"

Tag \Tag\, v. i. To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with after; as, to tag after a person.

Tag \Tag\, n. [From Tag, v.; cf. Tag, an end.] A child's play in which one runs after and touches another, and then runs away to avoid being touched.

Tag \Tag\, n. [Probably akin to tack a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg a prickle, point, tooth.]

1. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

2. A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.

3. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.

4. Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.]

   Tag and rag, the lowest sort; the rabble.
   --Holinshed.

5. A sheep of the first year. [Prov. Eng.]
   --Halliwell.

Tag \Tag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tagging.]

1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.

   He learned to make long-tagged thread laces.
   --Macaulay.

   His courteous host . . . Tags every sentence with some fawning word.
   --Dryden.

2. To join; to fasten; to attach.
   --Bolingbroke.

3. To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of tag. See Tag, a play.

"small, hanging piece from a garment," c.1400, of uncertain origin but probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian tagg "point, prong, barb," Swedish tagg "prickle, thorn") and related to Middle Low German tagge "branch, twig, spike"), from Proto-Germanic *tag-. The sense development might be "point of metal at the end of a cord, string, etc.," hence "part hanging loose." Or perhaps ultimately from PIE *dek-, a root forming words referring to fringe, horsetail, locks of hair" (see with tail (n.1)).\n

\nMeaning "a label" is first recorded 1835; sense of "automobile license plate" is recorded from 1935, originally underworld slang. Meaning "an epithet, popular designation" is recorded from 1961, hence slang verb meaning "write graffiti in public places" (1990).

"children's game," 1738 (in reference to "Queen Mary's reign"), perhaps a variation of Scottish tig "touch, tap" (1721), probably an alteration of Middle English tek "touch, tap" (see tick (n.2)). Baseball sense is from 1912.

"to furnish with a tag," late 14c. (implied in tagged), from tag (n.1). Meaning "go along as a follower" is from 1670s; sense of "follow closely and persistently" is from 1884. Related: Tagging. Verbal phrase tag along is first recorded 1900.

"a touch in the game of tag," 1878; in baseball, 1904, from tag (n.2); the adjective in the pro-wrestling sense is recorded from 1955. Related: Tagged; tagging.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A small label. 2 A game played by two or more children in which one child (known as "it") attempts to catch one of the others, who then becomes "it". 3 A skin tag, an excrescence of skin. 4 A type of cardboard. 5 graffiti in the form of a stylized signature particular to the person who makes the graffiti. 6 A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag. 7 An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said"). 8 (context chiefly US English) a vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data (animals, soldiers). 9 (context baseball English) An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand. 10 (context computing English) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language. 11 (context computing English) A keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information enabling keyword-based classification; often used to categorize content. 12 Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely. 13 A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it. 14 The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue. 15 Something mean and paltry; the rabble. 16 A sheep in its first year. 17 (lb en biochemistry) Any short peptide sequence artificially attached to proteins mostly in order to help purify, solubilize or visualize these proteins. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To label (something). 2 (context transitive graffiti English) To mark (something) with one’s tag. 3 (context transitive English) To remove dung tags from a sheep. 4 (context transitive baseball colloquial English) To hit the ball hard. 5 (context transitive baseball English) To put a runner out by touching them with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand. 6 (context transitive computing English) To mark with a tag (metadata for classification). 7 To follow closely, accompany, tag along. 8 (context transitive English) To catch and touch (a player in the game of tag). 9 (context transitive English) To fit with, or as if with, a tag or tags. 10 To fasten; to attach. Etymology 2

n. A decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls.

1. v. attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: label, mark]

2. touch a player while he is holding the ball

3. provide with a name or nickname

4. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, give chase, dog, go after, track]

5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

6. [also: tagging, tagged]

1. n. a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal

2. a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: rag, shred, tag end, tatter]

3. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

4. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

5. [also: tagging, tagged]

Tag, TAG or tagging could refer to:

Tag (also known as it, tig and many other names) is a playground game that involves one or more players chasing other players in an attempt to "tag" or touch them, usually with their hands. There are many variations; most forms have no teams, scores, or equipment. Usually when a person is tagged, the tagger says, "Tag, you're it".

In information systems, a tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information (such as an Internet bookmark, digital image, or computer file). This kind of metadata helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching. Tags are generally chosen informally and personally by the item's creator or by its viewer, depending on the system.

Tagging was popularized by websites associated with Web 2.0 and is an important feature of many Web 2.0 services. It is now also part of some desktop software.

Tag (Brian Cruz) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in New Mutants, vol. 2 #7 and was a member of the student body of the Xavier Institute and the Hellions squad therein.

T.A.G. is a DOS-based bulletin board system (BBS) computer program, released from 1986 to 2000.

T.A.G. was written in Borland Pascal and is free for business or personal use. The authors considered it fun to give the program away while others tried to charge for BBS programs.

Authors over the years: Victor Capton, Randy Goebel, Alan Jurison, Paul Loeber, Robert Numerick and Paul Williams. All live in the Detroit (MI) area except Alan Jurison who lives in Syracuse (NY).

Peak number of running systems: Just over 1000, mostly in the United States and Canada.

Areas of major T.A.G. BBS concentrations:

• Michigan: Detroit (where it started), Lansing, Flint and Battle Creek
• California: Oakland
• Connecticut: Hartford
• Florida: Jacksonville and Cocoa
• Maryland: Baltimore.
• New Jersey: Newark
• New York: Syracuse
• North Carolina: Raleigh
• Ontario, Canada: Windsor and Hamilton
• Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
• Texas: Houston, Beaumont and Fort Worth
• Virginia: Norfolk

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Other Notes:

The only known T.A.G. BBS still in existence can be accessed via telnet at diskbox.homeip.net

A tag (, plural tagin, תגין) is a decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls - Sefer Torah, Megilat Esther (Scroll of Esther), Tefillin and Mezuzot. The letters Beth, Daleth, He, Kheth, Yud and Quf have one tag. The letters Gimel, Zayin, Tet, Nun, Ayin, Tzadi and Shin have 3 tags. In Jewish theology, each tag has special significance and meaning.

A tag, in barbershop music, is a dramatic variation put in the last section of the song. Its rough analog in Classical music is a coda.

Tags are characterized by heightening the dramatic tension of the song, frequently including a hanger, or sustained note against which the other singers carry the rhythm. In addition, good tags can be sung as short, stand-alone works. Tags may be soft and tender but are typically characterized by loud, "paint peeling," ringing chords. According to the competition rules of the Barbershop Harmony Society, every song entered for a competition must have a tag.

In programming, a tag is an argument to a subroutine that determines other arguments passed to it, which is used as a way to pass indefinite number of tagged parameters to the subroutine; notably, tags are used for a number of system calls in AmigaOS v2.0 and onwards.

Tag (foaled 1786) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. She only started three races, and won once, the Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs. She was owned by George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, and trained by Frank Neale. As a broodmare for the Earl she produced eleven foals.

is a 2015 Japanese suspense action horror film directed by Sion Sono and inspired by title of the novel Riaru Onigokko by Yusuke Yamada. It was released in Japan on July 11, 2015.

LeapFrog Tag is an electronic handheld stylus that stores audio for proprietary paper books made by LeapFrog Enterprises. When in use the stylus is scanned across the page of a book, activating the stylus to play the prerecorded audio stored inside the stylus. When a word is scanned, for example, the stylus "reads" the word aloud to the user. The user can also play various games through this technique. LeapFrog Enterprises introduced it as the successor to the LeapPad which served as a platform for interactive books. The Tag stylus and the proprietary Tag books are primarily targeted to young children learning to read.

The Tag reader offers an alternative to either audiobooks or a supervisory person reading aloud, chiefly for before children are able to read on a particular level. It can teach phonics and help children develop a sense of independent reading, which, in turn, helps them become better readers.

LeapFrog has developed a number of titles and book sets that target specific phonic skills. These sets can be used as a supplement to support a reading or literacy curriculum currently implemented in the classroom. LeapFrog's Tag reader is accessible to a wide variety of students' learning abilities. Because Tag readers are designed with both full reading and individual word recognition this allows for differentiation. Tag also helps students learning English as a second language

Tag is a television and cinema advertisement launched by Nike Inc. in 2001 to promote its line of sportswear in the United States. It was one of four pieces forming the television component of the $25m "Play" campaign, which had been running for several months. Tag was created by advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy. Production was handled by production company Gorgeous Enterprises, who assigned director Frank Budgen to oversee the project. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario.

The commercial premiered on American television on 25 June 2001, and ran until Labor Day (3 September). It was supported by three additional television and cinema commercials, titled Shaderunner, Tailgating, and Racing, which ran concurrently. There was also a significant offline campaign, comprising public events in the streets of major American cities, and invitation-only parties at Niketown stores attended by celebrities. Tag, and its associated campaign, were a huge critical success, garnering dozens of awards from the advertising and television industries, including the Grand Prix at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Tag was one of the ten most-awarded commercials of 2002, and its impact was such that in 2010 it was voted one of the top ten advertisements of the decade by Campaign magazine.