robots.txt vs meta tag. Which has precedence?

Question:
If you have a robots.txt file and a meta tag within an HTML web page, that contradict each other, which has precedence?

Answer:
If there is a conflict between the directive in robots.txt and the meta tag directive (e.g. if your robots.txt allows spidering but your page meta tag does not) the robots.txt directive has precedence.

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