METADATA

metadata

(noun) data about data; “a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

metadata (uncountable)

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

(computing) Structured information about a file (date created, creator, software used to create, last modified, file format, file fingerprint, etc).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 February 2025

DISKETTE

(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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