Terms in SWF Tag Type

This defines the type of an SWF tag.

A

Action (83)
An Action tag represents code that is executed by the player. This includes the DoAction and the new DoABC tag.

D

Define (20)
A tag defining a Flash object. This includes shapes, fonts, sounds, and videos. By themselves, define tags are not shown nor played.
Display (12)
Tags used to "Display" an object (i.e. a Define tag). Of course, for sounds, this is a "Play" tag.

F

Format (14)
A tag used to control the file format. This includes the header and the end tags.