meta tag

or met·a·tag

[ met-uh-tag ]

/ ˈmɛt əˌtæg /

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noun Digital Technology.

a tag in HTML that is inserted at the top of a web page chiefly to describe its content and provide keywords for use by search engines.

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Origin of meta tag

First recorded in 1995–2000

Words nearby meta tag

metastable, Metastasio, metastasis, metastasize, metastatic, meta tag, metatarsal, metatarsal arch, metatarsus, metate, metatheory

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How to use meta tag in a sentence

Conduct website optimization of meta tags, title tags, kw’s, speed, etc.
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Appropriate meta tags on images can help images be sourced by search engines, though, as well as enhancing UX for visually impaired visitors.
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If you disagree on the optimum title tag and description meta tag values defined by the tool, you can amend them to your liking using the tool settings.
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It includes domain name, informational content, internal links, optimizing meta tags, meta descriptions, image alt tags, headings, and page titles to make the entire experience worthwhile.
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In this case, meta tags are providing all the necessary information for each page and what it should rank for.
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British Dictionary definitions for meta tag

meta tag

metatag

/ (ˈmɛtəˌtæɡ) /

noun

an element of HTML that describes the contents of a Web page, and is placed near the beginning of the page's source code, and used by search engines to index pages by subject

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Scientific definitions for meta tag

metatag

[ mĕt′ə-tăg′ ]

An HTML tag that contains descriptive information about a webpage and does not appear when the webpage is displayed in a browser. A word that is in a metatag of a webpage will cause that webpage to turn up as a result of a search engine's search on that word, even if that word is not found in the webpage as viewed in a browser.