Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
For questions about any of the Stack Exchange podcasts
A sockpuppet is an extra account created in addition to the user's normal account, especially those created for the purposes of abusing the system.
For questions about Stack Overflow на русском, the third entirely non-English Stack Exchange site. Discussion of the site in Russian may be found at ru.meta.stackoverflow.com
Means the total number of upvotes minus the total number of downvotes.
For questions about the logos of Stack Exchange and its sites; their usage, design, display, etc...
For questions about the cookies that SE (or its affiliates) sends to your web browser.
For questions regarding deleting your own question/answer.
Questions specific to stackapps.com, the site covering the Stack Exchange API, applications built with the API and scripts and extensions for the Stack Exchange family of websites. If you have a quest…
For questions about the Winter Bash (holiday hats) to celebrate the end of the year 2020, which will run from December 16th to January 4th.
For questions about the Commitment phase on Area 51 proposals.
For questions about the flag dialog which appears when clicking on the "Flag" link/button below a question or an answer.
A draft is the version of your post that is saved before you actually complete and submit the post.
For questions about the icons for Stack Exchange sites that are displayed in location bars, tabs, and bookmarks.
For questions about the (now-retired) bots tweeting the "interesting" and "hot" things to Twitter.
Indicates that the feature request or bug has merit to consider but will not be implemented or fixed in the near term.
Refers to the views that show revision differences and suggested edit changes in various ways by breaking them down into additions and deletions.
Questions that have been closed as duplicates may sometimes be merged by moderators. One question is retained as a stub while all answers appear on the other.
For instances where questions may be on-topic for multiple sites, inquiries as to which site might be appropriate and questions about migration between sites with a similar scope.
for questions about the enforced rules around the SE Network.
For questions about how various lists on Stack Exchange sites are spread across multiple pages.
For questions about the Winter Bash (or holiday hats) to celebrate the end of the year 2012.
Winter Bash 2014 occurred in December 2014 and is now complete. Use this tag to ask questions about it.
should be used when asking about how SE caches web pages and data. Also for when encountering any perceived errors/bugs that you think have to do with caching.
For questions regarding the Stack Exchange Network Terms of Service.
should be applied to questions that are about FAQs, but are not necessarily FAQs themselves.
not for users profile page. It is for the general page /users on each SE site, where you can see who has the most reputation/votes/etc for the week/month/etc.
used when asking questions about undelete-ing questions/answers.
The yellow block of links that appears near the top of the right-hand sidebar on most pages, consisting of featured posts, events, blog entries, and hot meta posts.
Unicoins are a mythical monetary unit that is only of use in lands inhabited by unicorns on Stack Exchange during April Fools Day 2014.
For questions about flair displaying a user's total reputation and badge counts across all Stack Exchange sites.
For questions about the process and etiquette of creating new tags.
used in requests for blocking one or more tags on this site, Meta, from ever being used again. Be sure to also include the tag [meta]. For general questions about the tag blocking feature,…
The old close reason for questions that do not fit the Q&A format or likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. Replaced by primarily opinion-based and off-topic.
For questions related to the feature to convert answers to comments, either automatically or by a moderator.
Badges awarded for editing posts and tag wikis. These are Editor, Tag Editor, Excavator, Organizer, Cleanup (bronze); Strunk & White, Research Assistant, Archaeologist (silver); and Copy Editor (gold)…
Edits within 5 minutes of making a post or editing a post are rolled into one revision. (For the bounty grace period of 24 hours, use the [expired-bounty] tag instead.)