Meanings
nounauto tag (plural auto tags)
plural auto tags
- A license plate, registration sticker, or proof that a vehicle is registered with the state.
verbauto tag (third-person singular simple present auto tags, present participle auto tagging, simple past and past participle auto tagged)
present singular third person auto tags · participle present auto tagging · participle past auto tagged · past auto tagged
- To provide or receive an auto tag.
Origin
auto + tag; auto taken from automotive.
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APA
auto tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20tag
MLA
“auto tag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20tag. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auto tag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20tag.
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