metadata

Pronunciation

• (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]

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

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).