An SGML, HTML, or XMLtoken represeNTing the beginning (start tag: "
") or end (end tag: "
") of an elemeNT. In normal SGML syNTax (and always in XML), a tag starts with a "<" and ends with an ">". In HTML jargon, the term "tag" is often used for an "elemeNT". (2001-01-31)