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What are ID3 Tags

By Sam Costello, About.com

Definition:

ID3 Tags - ID3 Tags are metadata about music files that are embedded into the file itself.

Examples of the kind of data that ID3 Tags hold include:

  • Artist Name
  • Song Name
  • Album Title
  • Composer
  • Genre

ID3 Tags are editable in iTunes and are used to categorize and organize data in iTunes.

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