tag soup

noun

Poorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.

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Meanings

nountag soup (uncountable)
  1. InternetinformaluncountablecomputingPoorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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