Metadata
རྒྱུའི་གཞི་གྲངས།
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元数据
Metadata · རྒྱུའི་གཞི་གྲངས། · 元数据 · MET-uh-day-tuh · data about data · Digital Literacy · files · privacy · informationDigital Literacydata about data/MET-uh-day-tuh/
Also known as: data about data
Last updated August 8, 2026
Definition
Metadata is descriptive information about other data — such as when a photo was taken, which device created a file, or who last edited a document.
Real-World Example
A photo’s metadata may include GPS coordinates; stripping location before sharing protects privacy.
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