tag cloud
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type of visual representation for text data
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Encyclopedic overview
Tag cloud of a mailing list A tag cloud with terms related to Web 2.0
A tag cloud (also known as a word cloud or weighted list in visual design) is a visual representation of text data which is often used to depict keyword metadata on websites, or to visualize free form text. Tags are usually single words, and the importance of each tag is shown with font size or color. When used as website navigation aids, the terms are hyperlinked to items associated with the tag.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tag cloud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.