Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tag soup

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: tag -soup
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

spaghetti code

Frequently Paired Words

spaghetti code

Questions

What does tag soup mean?: Poorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.

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