metatag

noun Computers.

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.

Words nearby metatag

metastasio, metastasis, metastasize, metastatic abscess, metastatic calcification, metatag, metatarsal, metatarsal arch, metatarsal artery, metatarsalgia, metatarsectomy

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Science definitions for metatag

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.