"meta tag" meaning in English

See meta tag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: meta tags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} meta tag (plural meta tags)
  1. Text inserted into the source code of a web page to provide metadata, such as keywords for a search engine. Wikipedia link: meta tag Synonyms: metatag
    Sense id: en-meta_tag-en-noun-0aZCHOv8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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