Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geotag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
geo-tag
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To augment (a photograph or other item) with metadata indicating a geographic location.

Transitive verb

noun

A piece of metadata indicating a geographic location, attached to a photograph or other item.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English tag English geotag From geo- + tag.

Usage

Inflected Forms

geotags (present, singular) geotagging (participle, present) geotagged (participle, past) geotagged (past) geotags (plural)

Questions

What does geotag mean?
To augment (a photograph or other item) with metadata indicating a geographic location.
Where does geotag come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English tag English geotag From geo- + tag.

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