n.
Pronunciation: ' tag
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 : TATTER
2 : a metal or plastic binding on an end of a shoelace
3 : a piece of hanging or attached material specifically : a loop, knot, or tassel on a garment
4 a : a brief quotation used for rhetorical emphasis or sententious effect b : a recurrent or characteristic verbal expression c : TAGLINE 1
5 a : a cardboard, plastic, or metal marker used for identification or classification <license tag s > 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 hyperlink
6 : a detached fragmentary piece : BIT
7 : a graffito in the form of an identifying name or symbol