Definitions for metadata
meta·da·ta

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metadatanoun

   data about data

   "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metadatanoun

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

   Most websites contain metadata to tell the computer how to lay the words out on the screen.

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1. metadata

   Metadata is data that provides information about other data. This may include information about the content of a specific dataset, its purpose, origin, time of creation, author, location, and means of creation among other details. Metadata is crucial in data management and data organization as it allows for easier discovery, understanding, and efficient use of the data.

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1. Metadata

   The term metadata refers to "data about data". The term is ambiguous, as it is used for two fundamentally different concepts. Structural metadata is about the design and specification of data structures and is more properly called "data about the containers of data"; descriptive metadata, on the other hand, is about individual instances of application data, the data content. In this case, a useful description would be "data about data content" or "content about content" thus metacontent. Descriptive, Guide and the National Information Standards Organization concept of administrative metadata are all subtypes of metacontent. Metadata are traditionally found in the card catalogs of libraries. As information has become increasingly digital, metadata are also used to describe digital data using metadata standards specific to a particular discipline. By describing the contents and context of data files, the quality of the original data/files is greatly increased. For example, a webpage may include metadata specifying what language it is written in, what tools were used to create it, and where to go for more on the subject, allowing browsers to automatically improve the experience of users.

Matched Categories

1. • Data

How to pronounce metadata?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say metadata in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metadata in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metadata in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of metadata in a Sentence

1. James Scott:

   Exfiltrated metadata from internet service providers and social media platforms can be plugged into big data analytics and once the right algorithm is applied, can allow an adversary surgically precise psychographic targeting of critical infrastructure executives with elevated privileges. Why is no one talking about this?

2. James Scott:

   You can keep the Office of Personnel Management records, I don't need Electronic Health Records, give me the metadata, big data analytics and a custom tailored algorithm and a budget and during election time, I can cut to the psychological core of any population, period!

3. Dana Rao:

   The public is going to have to understand they should expect to see this metadata if they want to trust these things, and if they don't see metadata, they should be skeptical.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I would say the best part of the Obama administration would be his continuance of the protections of the homeland using, you know, the big metadata programs, the NSA being enhanced, even though he never defends it, even though he never openly admits it, there has been a continuation of a very important service, which is the first obligation I think of our national government is to keep us safe.

5. Marco Rubio:

   If the documents do not exist, they can't put together the broader picture of who these people are and who they've been dealing with, metadata alone is not going to solve all the problems, but it is an important piece of a bigger puzzle that allows you to disrupt potential terrorist plots.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=metadata
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metadata
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=metadata