metadata
/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ noun C1- 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.
- 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.
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