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label vs tag

tag vs label

label and tag both are nouns.

label and tag both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
label Yes No Yes No
tag Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tag is a hyponym of label; that is, tag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than label:
  • label: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
  • tag: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
Other hyponyms of label include gummed label, paster, sticker, ticket, title bar.
As verbs, label and tag are synonyms defined as:
  • label and tag: attach a tag or label to
Other synonyms of label include mark.
label (noun) tag (noun)
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
a brief description given for purposes of identification a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings a small piece of cloth
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
a label associated with something for the purpose of identification
label (verb) tag (verb)
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions provide with a name or nickname
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom attach a tag or label to
assign a label to; designate with a label touch a player while he is holding the ball
pronounce judgment on supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
attach a tag or label to go after with the intent to catch
Difference between label and tag

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