TAGGER

tagger, tagging program

(noun) a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter

tagger

(noun) someone who appends or joins one thing to another; “a theory that was simply added on by some anonymous tagger”

tagger

(noun) someone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

tagger (plural taggers)

One who or that which tags.

The player who tries to catch others in the game of tag.

Francis Edward Abernethy, Texas Toys and Games (page 111)

A person who writes graffiti using a specific mark

(comptheory) A program or algorithm that adds tags for purposes of categorization, e.g. grammatical information to words in a document, or genres to songs in a music collection.

A device for removing taglocks from sheep.

That which is pointed like a tag.

Etymology 2

Noun

tagger (plural taggers)

(slang) The penis.

Etymology 3

Noun

tagger (plural taggers)

(in the plural) Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge.

Anagrams

• garget

Source: Wiktionary


Tag"ger, n.

1. One who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to another.

2. That which is pointed like a tag. Hedgehogs' or procupines' small taggers. Cotton.

3. pl.

Definition: Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge. Knight.

4. A device for removing taglocks from sheep. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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