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metadata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • metadata noun Information that describes other data, such as the date a photo was taken, the author and word count of a document, or the title and duration of a track.

Senses

metadata is used for these senses in English:

  • metadata Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

metadata — full definition

  1. noun Information that describes other data, such as the date a photo was taken, the author and word count of a document, or the title and duration of a track.
  2. noun In communications and surveillance, the record of who contacted whom, when and for how long, as distinct from the content of the message.
  3. noun Information placed in a web page's code to tell search engines and social platforms what the page is about, such as the title tag and meta description.

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