Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that tags, especially the pursuer in the game of tag.
  • noun Very thin sheet iron, usually plated with tin.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who tags or attaches one thing to another.
  • noun That which is joined or appended to anything; an appendage.
  • noun The pursuer in the game of tag.
  • noun A device for removing tag-locks from sheep.
  • noun plural Very thin sheet-iron, either coated or not coated with tin.
  • noun A sheet of tin-plate of less than the standard gage or size of the box or lot in which it is packed; a light-weight plate. In the United States such sheets are more commonly called wasters.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to another.
  • noun That which is pointed like a tag.
  • noun Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge.
  • noun A device for removing taglocks from sheep.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who tags.
  • noun computing theory A component of a parser that tags words.
  • noun A person who writes graffiti using his or her tag.
  • noun slang The penis.
  • noun computing A program that adds tags for purposes of categorization, e.g. to a music collection.
  • noun That which is pointed like a tag.
  • noun plural Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge.
  • noun A device for removing taglocks from sheep.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who appends or joins one thing to another
  • noun a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter
  • noun someone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter

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Examples

  • A new version of the MusicBrainz tagger is available for download (win32 version).

    UFies.org: October 2003 Archives 2003

  • A new version of the MusicBrainz tagger is available for download (win32 version).

    New MusicBrainz Tagger (0.10.0) Released - UFies.org 2003

  • (Wikipedia suggests that "tagger" is a derogatory term, directed at Filipinos, although I think that's a stretch.

    The First Rule of Shed Club ... 2008

  • I’m not saying every tagger is a budding Basquiat, but on the list of issues deserving a front-page crusade, graffiti ranks about as high as McGin’s “schlumpy” grooming habits.

    The Seattle Times’ Front-Page Graffiti Editorial « PubliCola 2010

  • The 'tagger' is none other than Alis Hawkins, known to regular visitors as the author of the recent Macmillan New Writing title Testament.

    :Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008

  • The 'tagger' is none other than Alis Hawkins, known to regular visitors as the author of the recent Macmillan New Writing title Testament.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Tim Stretton 2008

  • I sure hope I didn't miss a "tagger"... just drop me a line if I did!

    Tagged... a TON! Sarah Moore 2007

  • I sure hope I didn't miss a "tagger"... just drop me a line if I did!

    Archive 2007-04-01 Sarah Moore 2007

  • Police said they believe they know the identity of the "tagger" and are investigating.

    Niagara Gazette Homepage 2010

  • Ive heard people saying you need to use a 'tagger' on the encoded. mp4 file - I've tried this but it doesnt make any difference.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2010

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