metadata

[计] 元数据

发音

UK /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/
CA /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/
US /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/
CA /ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə/
US /ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə/
AU /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/
AU /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə/
IN /meʈɑ ɖeːʈɑ/

别名

meta data

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    元数据

    不可数

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

  2. 2.

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

    不可数 计算机 工程 数学

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

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

information data

相关短语

metadata registry metadata registries

词源

From meta- + data.

来源：wiktionary