1. HTML tags that provide metadata about a web page to search engines and browsers, typically placed in the head section and not displayed on the page itself.
Usage: computing; web development; plural form; singular is 'metatag'

Examples

• The website developer added metatags to improve search engine optimization.
• Metatags like description and keywords help search engines understand page content.
• Proper metatags can increase a website's visibility in search results.
• The page's metatags included character encoding and viewport settings.
• Search engines use metatags to index and rank web pages more accurately.