metadata
noun/ˈmɛtəˌdeɪtə/
Frequency rank: #8,974 most common English word
Meaning
Data that provides information about other data, such as file size, creation date, or author.
Example sentence
The photographer checked the metadata of each image to find out when and where it was taken.
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