metadata

See also: meta data

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ data

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

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 out the content on the screen.

2. (computing) Structured information about a file (date created, creator, software used to create, last modified, file format, file fingerprint, etc).

   That photo's metadata suggests it was edited using Photoshop.

Related terms

• metainformation

Translations

data that describes data

• Arabic: بَيَانَات وَصْفِيَّة f pl (bayānāt waṣfiyya)
• Bulgarian: метаданни n pl (metadanni)
• Catalan: metadades (ca) f pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 元數據／元数据 (yuánshùjù), 元数据 (yuánshùjù)

• Dutch: metagegevens (nl) pl, metadata (nl) pl
• Esperanto: meta-dateno
• Finnish: metadata, metatieto
• French: métadonnées (fr) f pl
• Galician: metadatos m pl
• Georgian: მეტა-მონაცემები (meṭa-monacemebi), მეტამონაცემები (meṭamonacemebi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Metadaten (de) pl
• Greek: μεταδεδομένα (el) n pl (metadedoména)
• Icelandic: lýsigögn n pl
• Japanese: メタデータ (metadēta)
• Korean: 메타데이터 (metadeiteo)
• Persian: فراداده (fa) (farâdâde)
• Portuguese: metadados m pl, metadata f
• Russian: метада́нные (ru) n pl (metadánnyje)
• Spanish: metadatos (es) m pl
• Swedish: metadata (sv) c
• Turkish: üstveri (tr)
• Vietnamese: siêu dữ liệu (vi)

See also

• tag

---

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English metadata. Equivalent to meta- +‎ data.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.taːˌdaː.taː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧da‧ta

Noun

metadata pl (plural only)

1. metadata

   Synonym: metagegevens

---

Finnish

Etymology

From English metadata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetɑdɑtɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝ˌdɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ta‧da‧ta

Noun

metadata

1. metadata

Declension

Inflection of metadata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		metadata	metadatat
genitive		metadatan	metadatojen
partitive		metadataa	metadatoja
illative		metadataan	metadatoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		metadata	metadatat
accusative	nom.	metadata	metadatat
	gen.	metadatan
genitive		metadatan	metadatojen metadatain rare
partitive		metadataa	metadatoja
inessive		metadatassa	metadatoissa
elative		metadatasta	metadatoista
illative		metadataan	metadatoihin
adessive		metadatalla	metadatoilla
ablative		metadatalta	metadatoilta
allative		metadatalle	metadatoille
essive		metadatana	metadatoina
translative		metadataksi	metadatoiksi
abessive		metadatatta	metadatoitta
instructive		—	metadatoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metadata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metadatani metadatani accusative nom. metadatani metadatani gen. metadatani genitive metadatani metadatojeni metadataini rare partitive metadataani metadatojani inessive metadatassani metadatoissani elative metadatastani metadatoistani illative metadataani metadatoihini adessive metadatallani metadatoillani ablative metadataltani metadatoiltani allative metadatalleni metadatoilleni essive metadatanani metadatoinani translative metadatakseni metadatoikseni abessive metadatattani metadatoittani instructive — — comitative — metadatoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metadatasi metadatasi accusative nom. metadatasi metadatasi gen. metadatasi genitive metadatasi metadatojesi metadataisi rare partitive metadataasi metadatojasi inessive metadatassasi metadatoissasi elative metadatastasi metadatoistasi illative metadataasi metadatoihisi adessive metadatallasi metadatoillasi ablative metadataltasi metadatoiltasi allative metadatallesi metadatoillesi essive metadatanasi metadatoinasi translative metadataksesi metadatoiksesi abessive metadatattasi metadatoittasi instructive — — comitative — metadatoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metadatamme metadatamme accusative nom. metadatamme metadatamme gen. metadatamme genitive metadatamme metadatojemme metadataimme rare partitive metadataamme metadatojamme inessive metadatassamme metadatoissamme elative metadatastamme metadatoistamme illative metadataamme metadatoihimme adessive metadatallamme metadatoillamme ablative metadataltamme metadatoiltamme allative metadatallemme metadatoillemme essive metadatanamme metadatoinamme translative metadataksemme metadatoiksemme abessive metadatattamme metadatoittamme instructive — — comitative — metadatoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metadatanne metadatanne accusative nom. metadatanne metadatanne gen. metadatanne genitive metadatanne metadatojenne metadatainne rare partitive metadataanne metadatojanne inessive metadatassanne metadatoissanne elative metadatastanne metadatoistanne illative metadataanne metadatoihinne adessive metadatallanne metadatoillanne ablative metadataltanne metadatoiltanne allative metadatallenne metadatoillenne essive metadatananne metadatoinanne translative metadataksenne metadatoiksenne abessive metadatattanne metadatoittanne instructive — — comitative — metadatoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metadatansa metadatansa accusative nom. metadatansa metadatansa gen. metadatansa genitive metadatansa metadatojensa metadatainsa rare partitive metadataansa metadatojaan metadatojansa inessive metadatassaan metadatassansa metadatoissaan metadatoissansa elative metadatastaan metadatastansa metadatoistaan metadatoistansa illative metadataansa metadatoihinsa adessive metadatallaan metadatallansa metadatoillaan metadatoillansa ablative metadataltaan metadataltansa metadatoiltaan metadatoiltansa allative metadatalleen metadatallensa metadatoilleen metadatoillensa essive metadatanaan metadatanansa metadatoinaan metadatoinansa translative metadatakseen metadataksensa metadatoikseen metadatoiksensa abessive metadatattaan metadatattansa metadatoittaan metadatoittansa instructive — — comitative — metadatoineen metadatoinensa

Synonyms

• metatieto

---

Portuguese

Noun

metadata f (uncountable)

1. metadata (data that describes other data)

   Synonym: metadados

---

Swedish

Noun

metadata c

1. metadata; data about data, information about information

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• metadatahantering
• metadataschema
• metadatastruktur