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meta tag

or met·a·tag

[ met-uh-tag ]

noun

, Digital Technology.
  1. 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.

meta tag

/ ˈmɛtəˌtæɡ /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meta tag1

First recorded in 1995–2000

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