Smart tag (Microsoft)

Microsoft had initially intended the technology to be built into its Windows XP operating system but changed its plans due to public criticism.

[2] Smart tags are integrated in instances where a user might benefit from an added formatting assistance and it is part of Microsoft's control technology.

[1] It is presented as a special shortcut menu, listing options such as paste, AutoCorrect, date, Person Name, and addresses, among others that flag entered information, accordingly.

Clicking on a smart tag is the selection-based search command to bring up a list of possible actions for that data type.

Smart tags can also be generated by third parties; for example, a company might contract a technology firm to develop a set of smart tags and actions for their specific products or services, so that product names are automatically recognized and linked to actions such as "check quantity in stock" or "check price."