What are the best practices for tagging?

Tags are vital for organizing questions so that they can be found later. They also make it possible for you to follow and search particular topics.

What tags are available to use and where are they located? What practices should be followed when using and creating tags?

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To help people looking for your question in the future (including your future self!), use existing tags if they apply. Remember that a question can have up to 5 tags, so use any that might be helpful for your team. If appropriate, include a tag for product lines, specific projects, or internal teams that are relevant to the question.

• The tags from the public Stack Overflow site are available for you convenience, so your Team can follow the same pattern of using technology-specific tags.
• Team-specific tags can be found by clicking on the Tags link in the left sidebar under your Team.

You can also create a new tag if needed - just type the name of the tag into the box. Edit the description of a tag by clicking on it and selecting "Improve tag info" - this information can help others determine what the tag is for and how it should be used. For more tag tips, see the help pages.