What can <META> Do for You?
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Waller, Zach
Webmonkey
1996

Abstract:

The <meta> tag is often found at the top of an HTML document between the </title> and the </head> tag. It has a variety of uses, but one of the most common is the client-pull function, used to either reload or redirect pages after a specified amount of time.