(1) A browser plug-in that recognizes words and phrases on Web pages and automatically turns them into links to advertisers or dictionary/encyclopedia definitions. Although users like smart tags, Web site publishers dislike them, because they make it easy for the user to jump off their site to another. See TopText.
(2) (Smart Tags) A smart tags feature slated to be built into the Web browser in Windows XP, but removed in the first release of XP due to public opposition. Many considered Microsoft too large and powerful a company to implement such a feature.
(2) (Smart Tags) A smart tags feature slated to be built into the Web browser in Windows XP, but removed in the first release of XP due to public opposition. Many considered Microsoft too large and powerful a company to implement such a feature.
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