different between metadata vs guideword

English

Etymology

meta- +? data

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?t.??de?.t?/

Noun

metadata (uncountable)

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

   Most websites contain metadata to tell the computer how to lay out the content on the screen.

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

   That photo's metadata suggests it was edited using Photoshop.

Related terms

• metainformation

Translations

See also

• tag

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English metadata. Equivalent to meta- +? data.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?.ta??da?.ta?/
• Hyphenation: me?ta?da?ta

Noun

metadata pl (plural only)

1. metadata

   Synonym: metagegevens

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?met?d?t?/, [?me?t???d?t??]
• Rhymes: -?t?
• Syllabification: me?ta?da?ta

Noun

metadata

1. metadata

Declension

Synonyms

• metatieto

Portuguese

Noun

metadata f (uncountable)

1. metadata (data that describes other data)

   Synonym: metadados

Swedish

Noun

metadata c

1. metadata; data about data, information about information

Usage notes

• Rarely inflected. Both common gender (metadatan) and neuter (metadatat) have been used. See data.

Related terms

• metadatahantering
• metadataschema
• metadatastruktur

English

Alternative forms

• guide word

Etymology

guide +? word

Noun

guideword (plural guidewords)

1. A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
2. (publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry.
3. (chiefly business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.

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