metadata

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/(UK)
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/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/(UK) · /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ · [ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə] · /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/ · [ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə] · /meʈɑ ɖeːʈɑ/

Definition of metadata

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)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.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)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.”
  2. (uncountable)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.”

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Etymology

From meta- + data.

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to metadata to make another valid word.

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