Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bearing or marked with a label or tag: Describes an item that has a physical tag, label, or identifier attached to it.
   • Properly labeled: Indicates that an item has been correctly identified with a tag, often for organization, identification, or tracking purposes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • All the tagged items were loaded onto the truck for delivery. (The items that had labels were the ones loaded.)
  • The museum displayed tagged artifacts with detailed descriptions. (The artifacts on display were marked with identification labels.)
  • Please ensure your luggage is properly tagged before checking in. (Make sure your luggage has a correct label attached.)

Advanced Usage

• In computing/data contexts: Refers to data, files, or digital items that have been assigned a metadata tag or keyword for categorization.
  • The tagged photos are easier to search for in the album. (Photos with assigned keywords are more searchable.)
• In social/media contexts: Refers to a person being identified or "tagged" in a post, photo, or online content.
  • I was tagged in over twenty birthday posts. (My profile was linked in those posts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tag (noun): A label or piece of material attached to something.
  • The price tag was missing from the shirt.
• Tag (verb): The act of attaching a tag or labeling someone/something.
  • You need to tag your suitcase at the airport.
• Untagged (adjective): Not bearing a tag or label.
  • The untagged boxes were set aside for inspection.

Synonyms

• Labeled: Having a label attached.
• Marked: Having a visible sign or symbol.
• Identified: Recognized and named.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

• Tag along: To accompany someone, especially when not specifically invited.
  • My little brother always wants to tag along.
• Tag out: In sports like baseball, to touch a runner with the ball to make an out.
  • The catcher tagged the runner out at home plate.

Related Idioms

• Tag and release: A practice, especially in wildlife studies, where an animal is caught, tagged for identification, and then released back into the wild.
  • The researchers practiced tag and release to monitor the shark population.
• It's your tag: (Informal) Indicates it is someone's turn or responsibility in a game or task.
  • You're next to present, so it's your tag.

Adjective

1. bearing or marked with a label or tag
   • properly labeled luggage