"metadata" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ [UK], /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ [Canada, US], /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-metadata.ogg [US] Forms: metadata [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Metadata is a set of data that provides more information about other data.
    Sense id: simple-metadata-en-noun-K6lwd1J0
  2. Metadata is structured information about a file (date created, creator, software used to create, last modified, file format, file fingerprint, etc).
    Sense id: simple-metadata-en-noun-~kiLoW1e Categories (other): Computing
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