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.
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discussion× 20056
A tag for questions that may not necessarily have a clear-cut right or wrong answer and are often subjective. If it's not a bug or feature-request, it is probably a discussion.
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feature-request× 13992
for proposals of new features on the site, or requests for a change to an existing feature.
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support× 12853
A request for assistance with one of the site's features.
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bug× 9254
indicates a reproducible problem on the site that you believe is due to a mistake, malfunction, or programming error.
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status-completed× 6815
A feature request has been implemented, a bug has been fixed, or a request has been processed.
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stackoverflow× 4621
Questions specific to stackoverflow.com and not necessarily related to other Stack Exchange network websites, such as retag requests.
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tags× 3466
keywords or labels that categorize and group your question with other, similar questions.
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reputation× 2573
a measurement of a user's contributions to the site, and the extent to which the community "trusts" that user with extra privileges.
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questions× 2050
for questions about, well, questions: how to ask, whether specific questions are appropriate, and so forth.
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comments× 1861
small addendums to each question or answer, intentionally limited in size and formatting. Comments are second-class citizens.
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editing× 1607
a core, fundamental Stack Exchange value; we allow editing by registered and unregistered users (if peer reviewed).
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answers× 1489
for questions about answers: how to answer, whether specific answers are appropriate, and so forth.
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status-bydesign× 1489
indicates that the specified behavior is intentional and not subject to change or correction.
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badges× 1465
awarded to encourage and incentivize positive community actions within the site.
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review× 1455
For questions about the /review path where users can view and act on posts by other users that the system thinks may need attention.
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careers× 1351
A service offered by Stack Exchange that allows programmers to find jobs.
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suggested-edits× 1303
Users without full edit privileges can suggest edits to posts and tag wikis.
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chat× 1229
the real time, stateful web chat that's a part of every Stack Exchange site.
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flagging× 1219
the process of bringing a post to a community moderator's attention for any reason.
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voting× 1214
the primary way users gain reputation, and also how many items are sorted to the top.
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area51× 1157
is the Stack Exchange network staging zone, where groups of experts come together to build new Q&A sites that operate using the Stack Overflow design. It has its own [meta site](http://discuss.area51.…
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status-declined× 1070
indicates that the feature request or bug will not be implemented or fixed at the present time.
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stackexchange× 1029
for questions about the entire network of Q&A sites that make up the Stack Exchange network.
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search× 990
for questions about the built-in search functionality of this site is powered by elasticsearch.
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user-interface× 985
The user interface elements and web pages that make up this site.
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bounty× 982
a way to get additional attention for a question by offering some of your own reputation for great answers.
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profile-page× 974
for questions about the user profile page, which contains a list of all the questions, answers, and an audit trail of the user's activity on the site.
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specific-question× 943
used to query the community on the specifics of a particular question asked on the main site or the meta site.
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closed-questions× 905
for general questions about questions that have been closed because they are off-topic or otherwise do not meet the criteria defined in the FAQ.
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vote-to-close× 877
the process by which users can vote to close a question if it is off-topic or otherwise disallowed by the FAQ.
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down-votes× 871
for questions specific to down-votes, the community's way of telling peers that their content can be improved. Down-votes on meta site have different meanings.
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retag-request× 805
A request for one tag to be replaced with another tag in the system. It also applies to requests that one tag should be merged into another.
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migration× 771
the process of migrating off-topic questions from one Stack Exchange site to another.
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exact-duplicates× 748
referring to the process of identifying and closing questions that are exact duplicates of another question.
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accepted-answer× 744
the answer the question owner thought best met their needs. This tag is for discussing issues related to accepted answers, not indicating that a question has an accepted answer.
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asking-questions× 699
for questions specifically about the process of asking questions on a Stack Exchange site.
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