Tagline

In entertainment, a tagline (alternatively spelled tag line[1][2]) is a short text which serves to clarify a thought for, or is designed with a form of, dramatic effect.

Referral networking organizations[clarification needed] may encourage taglines to be used as the conclusion to an introduction by each attendee.

[b] It is an explanatory subtitle, in addition to the actual title, on posters or the CD/DVD packaging of videos and music.

Taglines can have an enticing effect and are therefore an important aspect in the marketing of films and television programs.

In the late eighties and early nineties, when the amateur computer network FidoNet began to flourish, the messages that were exchanged between users often had a tag-line, which was no longer than 79 characters, containing a brief phrase (often witty or humorous).