What does 'TARE' mean when using scales?

TARE function/feature is used for setting the empty container weight to zero, so the scale only shows the weight of the material being weight only. For example: put an empty bowl on the scale. The scale displays the weight of the empty bowl (eg. 1.2kg); press TARE button. The display shows 0.0kg; put apples in the bowl. read more

It means to 'zero' the scale; make the scale read zero when nothing is being weighed. Scales tend to drift off their zero-point for many reasons and by resetting the zero-point using the tare function of the scale you correct for this inaccuracy. read more

Tare weight is accounted for in kitchen, analytical (scientific), and other weighing scales which include a button that resets the zero of the scale display when an empty container is placed on the weighing platform, in order to subsequently display only the weight of the contents of the container. read more

Tare is a Middle French word, that when talking about scales means the weight of a container. If you had a glass jar full of rice, and knew the "tare" or weight of just the jar, the difference from what the scale tells you would give you the net weight of the rice. read more