Why Do We Call HTML Tags "Tags"? – Andrés Cuervo at
summary
Claims that the word “tag” traces to Emil Post’s 1943 tag system, ties that formal model to IBM’s GML/SGML lineage, and shows SGML seeding HTML (originally about 18 HTML tags). Method uses etymology, primary specs and historical papers as tools, plus examples of Post’s production rules. The result is a constructed etymology linking the computing term to the children’s game and earlier usage; the chain reads as plausible though partly speculative.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 1:17Doctype
- 2:40History of Html
- 4:58Gml
- 6:17Etymology
- 7:02Find the Earliest Instance of the Word Tag in Computing
