🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

メタデータ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: metadēta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Metadata/ˈmɛtəˌdeɪtə/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ファイルには多くのメタデータが含まれています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

    "The photograph contains metadata showing the exact time and location it was taken."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a hybrid formation combining the Greek prefix 'meta-' (meaning 'beyond', 'transcendent', or 'about') with the English plural noun 'data' (derived from Latin 'datum', meaning 'something given'). Coined in the late 20th century within the computer science and information management communities, it rapidly evolved to describe structured information that explains, clarifies, or makes it easier to retrieve other data.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Metadata"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Metadata"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Metadata" Synonym Map