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metadata

me·ta·data

UK/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ US/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ uncommon

noun

1.

data about data

  • “a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications”

Origin

From meta- + data.

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