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Use this tag if your question is about attribution in the context of the CC BY-SA license used on Stack Overflow.

The term is described in the official license as:

Attribution — You must give appropriate credit¹, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes² were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license³ as the original.

Foonotes:

1. If supplied, you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material. CC licenses prior to 4.0 also require you to provide the title of the material if supplied, and may have other slight differences.

2. In 4.0, you must indicate if you modified the material and retain an indication of previous modifications. In 3.0 and earlier license versions, the indication of changes is only required if you create a derivative.

3. You may also use a license listed as compatible at https://creativecommons.org/compatiblelicenses

For a comprehensive overview of how licensing on SE works at present has how it changed over time see: Creative Commons Licensing UI and Data Updates

Make sure to check the following FAQ articles:

• Do I have to worry about copyright issues for code posted on Stack Overflow?
• What to do when plagiarism is discovered)