tags

Tags (information technology term) are types of metadata involving the association of descriptors/keywords with informational objects: graphic, page, article, media). Tags are associated with Web 2.0 computing. Relates to visual representation of tag associations – tag cloud.

For example, key words can be used to describe the content of a web site, bookmark, photo or blog post. Multiple tags can be assigned to the same item and depending on the service, frequently different people can associate different tags with the same content. Some web sites that make use of tags include photo sharing sites like Flickr, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us and financial sites like Wesabe. Tags are one way to organize, retrieve and share information.