English▸ noun [mass noun] the action of attaching a label to someone or something:
the tagging of birds with official numbered metal bands.
▪ the attaching of electronic markers to people or goods for monitoring purposes:
the tagging of remand prisoners
a new system of individual sheep tagging.
▪ informal the writing of a nickname or mark on a surface by a graffiti artist:
tagging is out of control in this city.
▪ Computing the adding of an instruction to a piece of text in a markup language in order to specify how it is displayed or interpreted:
internal review procedures to promote accurate and consistent tagging.
▪ the addition of a word, phrase, or name to digital content to identify it as belonging to a particular category or concerning a particular person or topic:
automatic tagging of your audio files with artist and track information.