Tag vs. Label
Difference Between Tag and Label
Tagnoun
A small label.
Labelnoun
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.Tagnoun
A chasing game played by two or more children in which one child (known as "it") attempts to catch and touch one of the others, who then becomes "it".
Labelnoun
A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".Tagnoun
A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.
Labelnoun
(music) A company that sells records.
The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.''Tagnoun
A type of cardboard.
Labelnoun
(computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
Storage devices can be given by label or ID.Tagnoun
Graffiti in the form of a stylized signature particular to the artist.
Labelnoun
(computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.
Tagnoun
A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag.
Labelnoun
(heraldry) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.
Tagnoun
An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said") or attributed words (e.g. "he thought").
Labelnoun
(obsolete) A tassel.
Tagnoun
(music) The last line (or last two lines) of a song's chorus that is repeated to indicate the end of the song.
Labelnoun
A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.
Tagnoun
(television) The last scene of a TV program that often focuses on the program's subplot.
Labelnoun
A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.
Tagnoun
a vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data (animals, soldiers).
Labelnoun
(architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.
Tagnoun
(baseball) An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand to rule him "out."
The tag was applied at second for the final out.Labelnoun
In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
Tagnoun
(computing) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.
The<title> tag provides a title for the Web page.The <sarcasm> tag conveys sarcasm in Internet slang.Labelverb
(transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.Tagnoun
(computing) A keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information enabling keyword-based classification; often used to categorize content.
I want to add genre and artist tags to the files in my music collection.Labelverb
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.Tagnoun
Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely.
Labelverb
(biochemistry) To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
Tagnoun
A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.
Labelverb
(biochemistry) To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro
Tagnoun
The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.
Labelnoun
a brief description given for purposes of identification;
the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architectureTagnoun
Something mean and paltry; the rabble.
Labelnoun
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings;
the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talentTagnoun
A sheep in its first year.
Labelnoun
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
Tagnoun
(biochemistry) Any short peptide sequence artificially attached to proteins mostly in order to help purify, solubilize or visualize these proteins.
Labelnoun
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
Tagnoun
(slang) A person's name.
What's your tag?Labelverb
assign a label to; designate with a label;
These students were labelled `learning disabled'Tagnoun
A decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls.
Labelverb
attach a tag or label to;
label these bottlesTagverb
(transitive) To label (something).
Labelverb
pronounce judgment on;
They labeled him unfit to work hereTagverb
To mark (something) with one’s tag.
Labelverb
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
Tagverb
(transitive) To remove dung tags from a sheep.
Regularly tag the rear ends of your sheep.Labelverb
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
Tagverb
To hit the ball hard.
He really tagged that ball.Tagverb
To put a runner out by touching them with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand.
He tagged the runner for the out.Tagverb
To mark with a tag (metadata for classification).
I am tagging my music files by artist and genre.Tagverb
To follow closely, accompany, tag along.
Tagverb
(transitive) To catch and touch (a player in the game of tag).
Tagverb
(transitive) To fit with, or as if with, a tag or tags.
Tagverb
To fasten; to attach.
Tagnoun
a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
Tagnoun
a small piece of cloth or paper
Tagnoun
a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
Tagnoun
(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
Tagverb
attach a tag or label to;
label these bottlesTagverb
touch a player while he is holding the ball
Tagverb
provide with a name or nickname
Tagverb
go after with the intent to catch;
The policeman chased the mugger down the alleythe dog chased the rabbitTagverb
supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
