ambiguoustag
nounUK /æmˈbɪɡjuəs tæɡ/
US /æmˈbɪɡjuəs tæɡ/
A label that can mean more than one thing.
The ambiguoustag on the box made it hard to know what was inside.
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2. A keyword in a computer system that could be understood in different ways.
The search failed because the ambiguoustag matched too many records.
3. A name or mark whose meaning changes depending on context.
In the old catalog, the ambiguoustag referred to two different products.
4. A tag used on purpose to hide the true meaning of something.
The spy left an ambiguoustag so only her partner would understand it.