Data Tags and the Semantic Web

Abstract

Tagging is a very common practice in information technology. Every time information must be transferred between different data structures it is a good idea to tag (i.e. label) the information in order to make sure that the destination understands the context of the information and therefore categorises it correctly (in the same way as done by the source). More recently, tagging has become a widespread activity. The spread of the World Wide Web and the increasing interest in HTML and languages and dialects derived from it has encouraged the use of tags.