Meaning
An ETag is an HTTP representation validator supplied by a server and interpreted under HTTP comparison rules.
A practical example
A downloader can retain a suitable validator to check whether a later request still addresses the same representation.
What to check
It is not universally a file hash. Respect weak versus strong validators and the server's semantics rather than guessing from the tag's appearance.
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