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Metadata

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, metadata means: Information that describes a file or resource, such as its creator, date, title or technical properties.

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How it is used

Editors inspect or update metadata to organize assets; it describes the material rather than being its main content.

Example sentences

  1. The metadata identifies the photographer and the capture date.

    Descriptive information helps identify the image's origin.

  2. We checked the metadata before reusing the archived footage.

    The team inspects information stored about the footage.

Common collocations

  • inspect metadata
  • update metadata
  • uploadTo transfer a photo, video, document, or other file from your device to a website, app, or online system so it can be stored or used there.
  • content licensingThe process of granting permission for a brand, platform, or partner to use content under agreed conditions such as time, place, and purpose.

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