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@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ A commit which precedes another commit is referred to 
 A commit with multiple parents unites disparate lines of history and is
 known as a
 .Em merge commit .
+.It Tags
+A
+.Em tag
+object associates an user-defined label with another object, which is
+typically a commit object.
+Tag objects also contains a tag message, as well as author and
+timestamp information.
 .El
 .Pp
 Each object is identified by a SHA1 hash calculated over both the object's
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@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ reference namespace.
 The
 .Cm got tag
 command operates on references in this namespace only.
+References in this namespace point at tag objects which contain a pointer
+to another object, a tag message, as well as author and timestamp information.
 .Pp
 Expect one or two arguments and attempt to create a tag with the given
 .Ar name ,