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metadata
- /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ Canada, US
- [ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə] Canada, US
- /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/ Australia
- [ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə] Australia
noun
- 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.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cataloguer, meta, superiority, msds, meta-data, descriptors, annotations, tags, schema, taxonomy, classification, catalog, index, attributes, properties, headers
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noun data that describes data
| Español | metadatos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메타데이터 metadeiteo |
| 日本語 | メタデータ metadēta |
| 中文 | 元數據 /元数据 yuánshùjù |
| Português | metadados, metadata |
| Français | métadonnées |
| Deutsch | Metadaten |
| Ελληνικά | μεταδεδομένα metadedoména |
| Русский | метада́нные metadánnyje |
| Tiếng Việt | siêu dữ liệu |
| العربية | بَيَانَات وَصْفِيَّة bayānāt waṣfiyya |
Talk about this word "metadata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metadata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. metadata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metadata "metadata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metadata.Cite this
@misc{metadata_2026,
title = {metadata},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metadata},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
