In computer science, a common prefix that means "about". So, for example, metadata is data that describes other data (data about data). A metalanguage is a language used to describe other languages. A metafile is a file that contains other files. The HTMLMETA tag is used to describe the contents of a Web page.
What are Meta-Tags? A description of Meta-tags and why they are useful when creating web sites. If you want to be properly listed in search engines you must use Meta-Tags.