Tag vs Sign - What's the difference?

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Sign is a synonym of tag.

In transitive terms the difference between tag and sign

is that tag is to fit with, or as if with, a tag or tags while sign is to furnish (a road etc.) with signs.

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/sign"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sign"><h1> sign </h1></a><div class='second-English'><h2>English</h2> (<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sign">wikipedia sign</a></i>) </div><div class='third-Etymology 1'><h3>Etymology 1</h3> From (<i>etyl</i>) signe, from (<i>etyl</i>) ; root uncertain. </div><div class='fourth-Noun'><h4>Noun</h4> (<i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#noun">en noun</a></i>) <li> (sometimes, also used uncountably) A visible indication. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li>* </li> , title=(<i>The Celebrity</i>), chapter=5 , passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible <strong>signs </strong> of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.}} <li> A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li>* Macaulay </li> <dl><dd><i>The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted <strong>signs </strong>, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. </i></dd></dl> <li> A traffic sign. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> A meaningful gesture. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> Any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> (astrology) An astrological sign. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages. </li> <li>*, II.12: </li> <dl><dd><i>And why not, as well as our dumbe men dispute, argue and tell histories by <strong>signes </strong>? </i></dd></dl> <li>* <strong>2007 </strong>, Marcel Danesi, <em>The Quest for Meaning </em>: </li> <dl><dd><i>In American Sign Language (ASL), for instance, the <strong>sign </strong> for 'catch' is formed with one hand (in the role of agent) moving across the body (an action) to grasp the forefinger of the other hand (the patient). </i></dd></dl> <li> (uncountable) Sign language in general. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> An omen. </li> <dl><dd> </dd></dl> <li> (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed by the patient. </li> <li> A military emblem carried on a banner or standard. </li> <dl><dd>(<i>Milton</i>) </dd></dl> </div><div class='fifth-Derived terms'><h5>Derived terms</h5> * air sign * astrological sign * earth sign * fire sign * high sign * Indian sign * minus sign * neon sign * plus sign * road sign * sign language * sign of life * star sign * street sign * traffic sign  * vital sign * water sign </div><div class='fifth-Related terms'><h5>Related terms</h5> * signage * signatory * signature * signet </div><div class='third-Etymology 2'><h3>Etymology 2</h3> From (<i>etyl</i>) (<i>seigner</i>), (<i>seiner</i>) et al., (<i>etyl</i>) signer et al., and their source, (<i>etyl</i>) ; see Etymology 1, above. Compare (<i>sain</i>). </div><div class='fourth-Verb'><h4>Verb</h4> (<i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#verb">en verb</a></i>) <li> To make a mark </li> <li># </li> <li>#:<em>The Queen <strong>signed </strong> her letter with the regal signet. </em> </li> <li># To mark, to put or leave a mark on. </li> <li>#*<strong>1726 </strong>, Elijah Fenton, <em>The Odyssey of Homer </em>: </li> <li>#*:Meantime revolving in his thoughtful mind / The scar, with which his manly knee was <strong>sign'd </strong> […]. </li> <li># To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. </li> <li>#*<strong>c. 1597 </strong>, (<i>William Shakespeare</i>), <em>The Merchant of Venice </em>: </li> <li>#*:Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed, / And let him <strong>signe </strong> it […]. </li> <li># More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. </li> <li><dl><dd><em>I forgot to <strong>sign </strong> that letter to my aunt. </em> </dd></dl> </li> <li># </li> <li>#:<em>Just <strong>sign </strong> your name at the bottom there. </em> </li> <li>#:<em>I received a letter from some woman who <strong>signs </strong> herself ‘Mrs Trellis’. </em> </li> <li># To write one's signature. </li> <li><dl><dd><em>Please <strong>sign </strong> on the dotted line. </em> </dd></dl> </li> <li># To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc. </li> <li>#*<strong>2011 </strong>, <em>The Guardian </em>, (headline), 18 Oct 2011: </li> <li>#*:Agents say Wales back Gavin Henson has <strong>signed </strong> for Cardiff Blues. </li> <li># To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract. </li> <li><dl><dd><em>It was a great month. I managed to <strong>sign </strong> three major players. </em> </dd></dl> </li> <li> To make the sign of the cross </li> <li># To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. </li> <li>#* Book of Common Prayer </li> <li>#*:We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do <strong>sign </strong> him with the sign of the cross. </li> <li>#*<strong>1971 </strong>, , <em>Religion and the Decline of Magic </em>, Folio Society 2012, p. 34: </li> <li>#*:At the baptismal ceremony the child was […] <strong>signed </strong> with the cross in holy water. </li> <li># (reflexive) To cross oneself. </li> <li>#*<strong>1855 </strong>, (<i>Robert Browning</i>), <em>Men and Women </em>: </li> <li>#*:Shaking a fist at him with one fierce arm, / <strong>Signing </strong> himself with the other because of Christ. </li> <li> To indicate </li> <li># To communicate using a gesture or signal. </li> <li>#* Sir Walter Scott: </li> <li><dl><dd><i>I <strong>signed </strong> to Browne to make his retreat. </i></dd></dl> </li> <li># To communicate using gestures to (someone). </li> <li>#:<em>He <strong>signed </strong> me that I should follow him through the doorway. </em> </li> <li># To use sign language. </li> <li># To furnish (a road etc.) with signs. </li> </div><div class='fifth-Derived terms'><h5>Derived terms</h5> * sign in * signing bonus * sign off * sign on * sign over * sign out * sign up * sign one's life away </div><div class='fifth-Related terms'><h5>Related terms</h5> * signal * signature * signet * signify </div><div class='third-External links'><h3>External links</h3> * * </div><div class='third-Anagrams'><h3>Anagrams</h3> * </div></cite></div></div></div></div> </section>  </div>  <footer id="footer-block"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-23" class="block block-block"> <div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons"></div> </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> </footer><script> window.addEventListener('load', function() { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.src = 'https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=660fab01ecec91001ad66aa3&product=gdpr-compliance-tool-v2'; document.body.appendChild(s); }); </script> </body> </html>