metadata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
Structured information about a file (date created, creator, software used to create, last modified, file format, file fingerprint, etc).

/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ [ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə] En-us-metadata.ogg /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/ [ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə] /meʈɑ ɖeːʈɑ/

metadata

From meta- + data.

metainformation tag

metadata registry

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