Okuzeka
Journalism & Media vocabulary · Fact-Checking and Verification

EXIF

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

abbreviationAdvanced term

In journalism & media, EXIF means: A standard for storing image metadata, including details that may describe the camera and exposure settings.

In Turkish: EXIF, görüntü dosyası üst veri standardı

How it is used

Short for Exchangeable image file format, also styled Exif; fields may be missing, altered or stripped during sharing.

Example sentences

  1. The EXIF data listed a camera model, but it did not prove where the photograph was taken.

    Technical metadata supplies clues whose evidential limits still need assessment.

  2. The reporter asked for the original file after the shared image lost its EXIF metadata.

    A redistributed copy may contain less metadata than the original file.

Common collocations

  • EXIF data
  • inspect EXIF metadata
  • strip EXIF data
  • verifyTo check carefully that information, a photo, a video or a source is real and true before you use or publish it.
  • reverse image searchA search that uses an image instead of words to find where else that image appears online and when it was first published.

More terms: Fact-Checking and Verification

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: