# metadata

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ · frequency rank #18,133

## Definitions
1. Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
2. Structured information about a file (date created, creator, software used to create, last modified, file format, file fingerprint, etc).

## Etymology
From meta- + data.

## Common misspellings (11)
`emtadata`, `meatdata`, `metaadta`, `metadaat`, `metadatta`, `metaddata`, `metadtaa`, `metdaata`, `mettadata`, `mmetadata`, `mteadata`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metadata