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tag soup

tag soup noun: poorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.

Noun

tag soup (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, informal) Poorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.

Questions about tag soup

What does tag soup mean?
Tag soup means poorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.
What part of speech is tag soup?
Tag soup is a noun.

Words near tag soup in the dictionary

  1. tag question
  2. tag questions
  3. tag rugby
  4. tag sale
  5. tag sales
  6. tag soup
  7. tag strip
  8. tag team
  9. tag teamed
  10. tag teaming
  11. tag teams

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