Noun
die Metadaten
Pronunciation: /ˈmeːtaˌdaːtn̩/
metadata
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Meanings
Noun
- metadata
Example sentence
Aus den Metadaten lässt sich viel herauslesen.
A great deal can be read out of the metadata.
Word forms
plural only
die Metadaten
The four cases
Plural
Nominativedie Metadaten
Accusativedie Metadaten
Dativeden Metadaten
Genitiveder Metadaten
Metadaten is used only in the plural.
Usage
- die Metadaten einer Datei — A file's metadata; the German noun is plural.
- Metadaten / eigentlicher Inhalt — Information describing a file or data versus its substantive content.
In den Metadaten stand das Datum der letzten Änderung.
The date of the last change was recorded in the metadata.