Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
WordNet 3.0
- n. data about data
Examples
“The term metadata breaks down into an an interesting definition.”
“Another feature that I like about the metadata is the list of subject categories.”
“Importantly, the metadata is also the basis for search and retrieval. at”
“Gathered all titles/filenames in metadata, regardless of whether it was in central database.”
“Other useful features: there are a number of integrated services to help you discover new music, there's a built in metadata editor,”
“According to the website, codex metadata is used to describe the objects for a scholarly audience.”
“What metadata is present: The metadata that is present is collection name, identifier, title, description, 3 different subject groups, region, type, related materials, ordering and use, and holding institution.”
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Alaska’s Digital Archives
“However, it doesn't appear to have been processed through optical character recognition and very little metadata is available.”
“They imported their metadata from the National Agricultural Library's catalog and have only been available to the public since 2006.”
“However, the metadata is very sparse so it would be difficult to find something if you didn't know the author or the full title. at”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘metadata’.
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The Buzz
The bang, the cannonade,
the bale, the hum.lab situation, media, startup, scientific, gameplay, social, intuitive, creative, collaborative, funding, non-governmental ..., consultant and 123 more...
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elvesoncrack's Words
lachrymose, blustering, fjord, chihuahua, chiffon, catalytic, stile, gefilte, prosh, thwart, ralph, ickle and 379 more...
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Alles ganz verschieden
Listed various words that have come into my mind. Will edit them at some point - honestly.
dog-gold, shoulderlooker, mr. considering, the pigwoman, stevie is waiting, chingwybodganpwy, thelandscapeisstu..., couchsurfing, cappuccinodrinking, meat-eater, posher, mae rhaid i fi fynd and 581 more...
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aozuas's Words
sense data, hyperreality, brouhaha, ibid, apophenia, fnord, lackadaisical, schadenfreude, bildungsroman, ready-made, readymade, tergiversar and 654 more...
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judith's word inbox
collocated, carnaval, articulate, reticulated, cilia, sardonic, aesthetics, tenacity, tensile, jubilant, ebullient, ethereal and 206 more...
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Digital Photography
red-eye, center-weighted, matrix metering, cmos sensor, burst mode, slow synchro, rear-curtain sync, forced flash, strobes, pre-strobe, hot shoe, fill flash and 102 more...
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miscellany
preposterous, minimalism, outnumbered, subroutine, malinger, oddity, eccentricity, laughable, oxymoronic, interstellar, winter, heedless and 335 more...
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Flash's Words
constantinople, masquerade, indubitably, alabaster, hack, onomatopoeia, phantasmagoria, bibliotheque, arduous, metadata, stasis, insubstantiality and 5 more...
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somern's Words
obsequious, schadenfreude, pneumonoultramicr..., carillon, praline, cybrarian, solstice, widdershins, trantulent, taciturn, roentgenology, onomatopoeia and 52 more...
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ellemorgan's Words
apotheosis, antediluvian, schadenfreude, ennui, zeitgeist, curmudgeon, chryselephantine, gargantuan, epiphany, arabesque, picaresque, metadata and 41 more...
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sundress's Words
invariant, metadata, emergence, recursion, chaos, countability, portmanteau, wobbly, cisgender, hypoxia, epicene, iffy
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English Words
upholstery, quagmire, notwithstanding, insofar, mingle, eggplant, metadata, bliss, roller coaster, folksonomies, blue
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library words
metadata, library 2.0, information, literacy, catalog, millennials, post-millennials, virtual, reference, technical, systems, circulation and 21 more...
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vera's Words
veracious, set, rhythm, defenestrate, ninja, argyle, supercalifragilis..., tango, posse, idea, hobbit, sufficient and 80 more...
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archivy
fonds, document, record, series, item-level, macroappraisal, diplomatics, authenticity, genuineness, reliability, successor body, digital object and 14 more...
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leafar's Words
hubris, metadata, anarchie, éxégétique, prince, escogriffe, dimetrodon, anthropomorphisme, pistil, unfuckingbelievable, netocrate, netocracy and 12 more...
seanahan That is either the worst, or best, pun I have ever heard. Dec 8, 2006
mccote I never metadata I didn't like... Dec 8, 2006