meta tag

noun

Text inserted into the source code of a web page to provide metadata, such as keywords for a search engine.

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Meanings

nounmeta tag (plural meta tags)

plural meta tags · alternative metatag

  1. Text inserted into the source code of a web page to provide metadata, such as keywords for a search engine.
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APA

meta tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meta%20tag

MLA

“meta tag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meta%20tag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meta tag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meta%20tag.

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