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noun

metadata

data about data

In a sentence

Six example sentences with metadata, each labelled with its topic.

  • Every frame carries metadata recording the lens, the shutter speed, and the exact minute the shutter opened.

    Photography

  • Investigators subpoenaed the metadata rather than the messages, learning who called whom and for how long each evening.

    Law

  • Streaming payouts go astray when a track ships with metadata naming the wrong songwriter on the label's upload.

    Music

  • The file carries metadata recording who created it and when, which is why forwarding a document can reveal its author.

    Technology

  • The museum's catalog stores metadata for every canvas, from the pigment analysis to the name of each previous owner.

    Art

  • Poor metadata on the product listings meant the search engine could not tell a sofa from a sofa cover.

    Business

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