metadata

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

meta- +‎ data

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/, SAMPA: /"mEt.@%deI.t@/
  • Audio (US)
    		(file)

[edit] Noun

metadata (uncountable)

  1. Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
    Most websites contain metadata to tell the computer how to lay the words out on the screen.

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data that describes data

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[edit] Noun

metadata c.

  1. metadata; data about data, information about information

[edit] Usage notes

  • Rarely inflected. Both common gender (metadatan) and neuter (metadatat) have been used. See data.

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