Reference and Tag

Reference

Reference verb - Refer to.

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Tag and reference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tag" instead a verb "Reference".

Tag verb - To attach an identifying slip to.

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Reference and tag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a verb "Tag".

good	good reference	good tag
full	full reference	full tag
specific	specific reference	specific tag
complete	complete reference	complete tag
Other adjectives: original, dead, single, actual, entire, real, massive, big, huge, little, quick, early.

She's also got her own tag on Pixiv that translates to "Super-Heavy Shell," a reference to the Mark 8 shell used by her guns.

Source: Fan Nickname / Kantai Collection
In a non-Street Fighter example, Titanic Tim and Birdie's tag team name, "500 Trillion Power" is a reference to the tag team of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, also known as The Megapowers.

Source: Video Game / Saturday Night Slam Masters
The Dirty Pair name is a reference to the Beauty Pair, AJW's top tag team of the Seventies and Eighties, while the Lovely Angels codename is a reference to another tag team called the Queen Angels.

Source: Light Novel / Dirty Pair

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