What (who) is metadata - definition
metadata
![Metadata can come in different layers: This physical [[herbarium]] record of ''[[Cenchrus ciliaris]]'' consists of the specimens as well as metadata about them, while the barcode points to a digital record with metadata about the physical record.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cenchrus ciliaris L. 438045083.jpg?width=200 "Metadata can come in different layers: This physical [[herbarium]] record of ''[[Cenchrus ciliaris]]'' consists of the specimens as well as metadata about them, while the barcode points to a digital record with metadata about the physical record.")
DATA ABOUT DATA
Meta data; Meta-data; Meta Data; Meta-tools; Metadata (computing); Metacrap; Property extension; Metadata (computers); Meta-level mark-up; Image metadata; Metacontent; Programme metadata; File description; File descriptions; Semantic metadata
¦ noun a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.
Metadata
DATA ABOUT DATA
Meta data; Meta-data; Meta Data; Meta-tools; Metadata (computing); Metacrap; Property extension; Metadata (computers); Meta-level mark-up; Image metadata; Metacontent; Programme metadata; File description; File descriptions; Semantic metadata
<product> (Note: One unhyphenated word with initial capital;
contrast meta data) A word coined by Jack E. Myers to
represent current and future lines of products implementing
the concepts of his MetaModel, and also to designate his
company The Metadata Company that would develop and market
those products.
A data and publication search performed when Myers coined the
term, early in the summer of 1969, did not discover any use
either of the word "metadata" or "meta data". Myers used the
term in a 1973 product brochure and it is an Incontestable
registered U.S. Trademark.
(1997-04-06)
Metadata
DATA ABOUT DATA
Meta data; Meta-data; Meta Data; Meta-tools; Metadata (computing); Metacrap; Property extension; Metadata (computers); Meta-level mark-up; Image metadata; Metacontent; Programme metadata; File description; File descriptions; Semantic metadata
Metadata is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data, such as the text of a message or the image itself. There are many distinct types of metadata, including:
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Metadata
Metadata is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data, such as the text of a message or the image itself. There are many distinct types of metadata, including:
Pronunciation examples for metadata
1. But metadata.
The Dress _ Kate Kerrigan _ Talks at Google
2. They've said it's just metadata, it's just metadata,
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3. That's all the metadata.
Data and Goliath - The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data _ Bruce Schneier _ Talks at Google
4. It's metadata collection.
My Secret Life in the CIA _ Michele Rigby Assad _ Talks at Google
5. PHIL ZIMMERMANN: The metadata.
Communications Security _ Phil Zimmermann _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of metadata
1. The pitfalls of such hidden "metadata" have long been known in computer–savvy circles, but these high–profile leaks are driving new efforts to keep a lid on metadata.
2. Valuable for analyzing calling patterns, the metadata for telephone calls identify their origin, destination, duration and time.
3. For the corporate world, several companies are finding success in selling tools to automatically scan for and remove metadata.
4. For example, Workshare sells a product called Trace that scans documents for metadata and ranks the findings by risk level.
5. The Ionian University is hosting the second international conference on «Metadata and Semantics Research,» at its facilities on Corfu island.