# metadata
## English
### Etymology

From meta- +‎ data.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/, [ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə]
** Audio (US):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/, [ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə]
* (South Asia) IPA: /ˈmeʈaːˌdeːʈaː/

### Noun

metadata (uncountable)
* 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.
* (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.

#### Derived terms

* metadata registry

#### Related terms

* metainformation

#### Translations
### See also

* tag

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeː.taːˌdaː.taː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: me‧ta‧da‧ta

### Noun

metadata pl (plural only)
* metadata
    Synonym: metagegevens

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English metadata. Equivalent to meta- +‎ data.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetɑˌdɑtɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝ˌdɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: meta‧data

### Noun

metadata
* metadata

#### Declension

Possessive forms of metadata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metadatani
metadatani
accusative
nom.
metadatani
metadatani
gen.
metadatani
genitive
metadatani
metadatojeni metadataini $^{rare}$
partitive
metadataani
metadatojani
inessive
metadatassani
metadatoissani
elative
metadatastani
metadatoistani
illative
metadataani
metadatoihini
adessive
metadatallani
metadatoillani
ablative
metadataltani
metadatoiltani
allative
metadatalleni
metadatoilleni
essive
metadatanani
metadatoinani
translative
metadatakseni
metadatoikseni
abessive
metadatattani
metadatoittani
instructive
comitative
—metadatoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metadatasi
metadatasi
accusative
nom.
metadatasi
metadatasi
gen.
metadatasi
genitive
metadatasi
metadatojesi metadataisi $^{rare}$
partitive
metadataasi
metadatojasi
inessive
metadatassasi
metadatoissasi
elative
metadatastasi
metadatoistasi
illative
metadataasi
metadatoihisi
adessive
metadatallasi
metadatoillasi
ablative
metadataltasi
metadatoiltasi
allative
metadatallesi
metadatoillesi
essive
metadatanasi
metadatoinasi
translative
metadataksesi
metadatoiksesi
abessive
metadatattasi
metadatoittasi
instructive
comitative
—metadatoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metadatamme
metadatamme
accusative
nom.
metadatamme
metadatamme
gen.
metadatamme
genitive
metadatamme
metadatojemme metadataimme $^{rare}$
partitive
metadataamme
metadatojamme
inessive
metadatassamme
metadatoissamme
elative
metadatastamme
metadatoistamme
illative
metadataamme
metadatoihimme
adessive
metadatallamme
metadatoillamme
ablative
metadataltamme
metadatoiltamme
allative
metadatallemme
metadatoillemme
essive
metadatanamme
metadatoinamme
translative
metadataksemme
metadatoiksemme
abessive
metadatattamme
metadatoittamme
instructive
comitative
—metadatoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metadatanne
metadatanne
accusative
nom.
metadatanne
metadatanne
gen.
metadatanne
genitive
metadatanne
metadatojenne metadatainne $^{rare}$
partitive
metadataanne
metadatojanne
inessive
metadatassanne
metadatoissanne
elative
metadatastanne
metadatoistanne
illative
metadataanne
metadatoihinne
adessive
metadatallanne
metadatoillanne
ablative
metadataltanne
metadatoiltanne
allative
metadatallenne
metadatoillenne
essive
metadatananne
metadatoinanne
translative
metadataksenne
metadatoiksenne
abessive
metadatattanne
metadatoittanne
instructive
comitative
—metadatoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metadatansa
metadatansa
accusative
nom.
metadatansa
metadatansa
gen.
metadatansa
genitive
metadatansa
metadatojensa metadatainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
metadataansa
metadatojaan metadatojansa
inessive
metadatassaan metadatassansa
metadatoissaan metadatoissansa
elative
metadatastaan metadatastansa
metadatoistaan metadatoistansa
illative
metadataansa
metadatoihinsa
adessive
metadatallaan metadatallansa
metadatoillaan metadatoillansa
ablative
metadataltaan metadataltansa
metadatoiltaan metadatoiltansa
allative
metadatalleen metadatallensa
metadatoilleen metadatoillensa
essive
metadatanaan metadatanansa
metadatoinaan metadatoinansa
translative
metadatakseen metadataksensa
metadatoikseen metadatoiksensa
abessive
metadatattaan metadatattansa
metadatoittaan metadatoittansa
instructive
comitative
—metadatoineen metadatoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* metatieto

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌmɛ.taˈda.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌmɛ.taˈda.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌmɛ.taˈda.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌmɛ.tɐˈda.tɐ/ [ˌmɛ.tɐˈða.tɐ]

### Noun

metadata f (uncountable)
* metadata (data that describes other data)
    Synonym: metadados

## Swedish
### Noun

metadata c
* 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