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metadata

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/
  • (US) (Canada) IPA (key): /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ or [ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə]
  • (AU) IPA (key): /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/ or [ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə]
  • (file)

Noun

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Singular
metadata

Plural
none

  1. Metadata is a set of data that provides more information about other data.
  2. (computing) Metadata is structured information about a file (date created, creator, software used to create, last modified, file format, file fingerprint, etc).