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Tag vs Programmed - What's the difference?

tag | programmed |

As verbs the difference between tag and programmed

is that tag is to label (something) while programmed is past tense of program.

As a noun tag

is a small label.

tag

English

(wikipedia tag)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small label.
  • A game played by two or more children in which one child (known as "it") attempts to catch one of the others, who then becomes "it".
  • A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.
  • A type of cardboard.
  • Graffiti in the form of a stylized signature particular to the person who makes the graffiti.
  • A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag.
  • An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said").
  • (chiefly, US) a vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data (animals, soldiers).
  • (baseball) An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand.
  • The tag was applied at second for the final out.
  • (computing) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.
  • The </code> <strong>tag </strong> provides a title for the Web page. </em> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><em>The <code><sarcasm></code> <strong>tag </strong> conveys sarcasm in Internet slang. </em> </dd></dl> <li> (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. </li> <dl><dd><em>I want to add genre and artist <strong>tags </strong> to the files in my music collection. </em> </dd></dl> <li> Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely. </li> <li> A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it. </li> <li> The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue. </li> <li> Something mean and paltry; the rabble. </li> <li> A sheep in its first year. </li> <dl><dd>(<i>Halliwell</i>) </dd></dl> <li> (<i>lb</i>) Any short peptide sequence artificially attached to proteins mostly in order to help purify, solubilize or visualize these proteins. </li> </div><div class='fourth-Verb'><h4>Verb</h4> (<i>tagg</i>) <li> To label (something). </li> <li> (graffiti) To mark (something) with one’s tag. </li> <li> To remove dung tags from a sheep. </li> <dl><dd><em>Regularly <strong>tag </strong> the rear ends of your sheep. </em> </dd></dl> <li> (transitive, baseball, colloquial) To hit the ball hard. </li> <dl><dd><em>He really <strong>tagged </strong> that ball. </em> </dd></dl> <li> (baseball) To put a runner out by touching them with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand. </li> <dl><dd><em>He <strong>tagged </strong> the runner for the out. </em> </dd></dl> <li> (computing) To mark with a tag (metadata for classification). </li> <dl><dd><em>I am <strong>tagging </strong> my music files by artist and genre. </em> </dd></dl> <li> To follow closely, accompany, tag along. </li> <li>* <strong>1906 </strong>, O. Henry, <em> </em> </li> <dl><dd><i>A tall young man came striding through the park along the path near which she sat. Behind him <strong>tagged </strong> a boy carrying a suit-case. </i></dd></dl> <li> To catch and touch (a player in the game of tag). </li> <li> To fit with, or as if with, a tag or tags. </li> <li>* Macaulay </li> <dl><dd><i>He learned to make long-<strong>tagged </strong> thread laces. </i></dd></dl> <li>* Dryden </li> <dl><dd><i>His courteous host / <strong>Tags </strong> every sentence with some fawning word. </i></dd></dl> <li> To fasten; to attach. </li> <dl><dd>(<i>Bolingbroke</i>) </dd></dl> </div><div class='fifth-Derived terms'><h5>Derived terms</h5> * tag along * tag cloud * tag end * ! * tag out * phone tag * telephone tag </div><div class='third-Etymology 2'><h3>Etymology 2</h3> From (<i>etyl</i>) . </div><div class='fourth-Noun'><h4>Noun</h4> (<i>tagin</i>) <li> A decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls. </li> </div><div class='third-Anagrams'><h3>Anagrams</h3> * ---- </div></cite></div><div class='definition' style='width:43%;max-width:43%;float:left;text-align:left;'><cite tite="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/programmed"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/programmed"><h1> programmed </h1></a><div class='second-English'><h2>English</h2> </div><div class='third-Verb'><h3>Verb</h3> (<i>head</i>) <li> (<i>program</i>) </li> <li> (<i>programme</i>) </li> </div></cite><br><cite tite="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/program"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/program"><h1> program </h1></a><div class='second-English'><h2>English</h2> </div><div class='third-Alternative forms'><h3>Alternative forms</h3> * programme (<i>see usage notes</i>) </div><div class='third-Noun'><h3>Noun</h3> (<i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#noun">en noun</a></i>) <li>A set of structured activities. </li> <li>: </li> <li>A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. </li> <li>: </li> <li>A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television. </li> <li>: </li> <li>(<i>lb</i>) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task. </li> <li>: </li> <li>A particular mindset or method of doing things. </li> <li>*Ellis in the movie <em>Die Hard </em> </li> <li>*:Come on, John, why don’t you get with the <strong>program </strong> and tell him where the detonators are? </li> </div><div class='fourth-Usage notes'><h4>Usage notes</h4> * Usage of <em>program'' and ''programme </em>: ** US: <em>program </em> is the only spelling normally used. ** UK: <em>programme'' is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case ''program'' is generally used. Older sources may use ''programme </em> for computer code. ** Canada: both <em>program'' and ''programme'' are used, but ''programme </em> is more common. ** Australia: <em>program'' is endorsed by the Australian government, but ''programme </em> is most common. ** New Zealand: <em>programme'' is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; ''program </em> is rarely seen outside the computing meaning. </div><div class='fourth-Synonyms'><h4>Synonyms</h4> * (<i>leaflet</i>): playbill (<em>for a play </em>) * (<i>software application</i>): application </div><div class='fourth-Derived terms'><h4>Derived terms</h4> * programme block * program counter * program evaluation and review technique * program guide * program music * program slicer * program trading </div><div class='third-Verb'><h3>Verb</h3> (<i>programm</i>) <li> To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. </li> <li>* <em>He <strong>programmed </strong> the DVR to record his favorite show. </em> </li> <li> To develop (software) by writing program code. </li> <dl><dd><em>I <strong>programmed </strong> a small game as a demonstration. </em> </dd></dl> <li> To put together the schedule of an event. </li> <li>* <em>Mary will <strong>program </strong> Tuesday’s festivities. </em> </li> <li> To cause to automatically behave in a particular way. </li> <li>* <em>The lab rat was <strong>programmed </strong> to press the lever when the bell rang. </em> </li> </div><div class='fourth-Related terms'><h4>Related terms</h4> * programmable * programmer </div><div class='third-External links'><h3>External links</h3> * * ---- </div></cite></div></div></div></div> <!-- /.region --></section> <!-- end main content --> </div><!-- main --> <!-- share,CCfooter --> <footer id="footer-block"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-23" class="block block-block"><!-- ShareThis BEGIN --> <div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons"></div> <!-- ShareThis END --></div><div id="block-block-2" class="block block-block"><div align="center"> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"><img src="https://wikidiff.com/static/CC_88x31.webp" width="88px" height="31px" border="0" alt="Creative Commons by-sa 3.0"/></a> Text is available under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License;</a> additional terms may apply.<br/> <br/> See <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use">Wiktionary Terms of Use</a> for details.</p> </div> </div><div id="block-block-20" class="block block-block"><div align="center"><a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="/about-us">About Us</a> | <a href="/contact/contact_us">Contact Us</a></div></div></div> <!-- /.region --></footer></body> </html>