Les métadonnées
Example: Les métadonnées facilitent la recherche rapide des fichiers numériques.
Definition
"Les métadonnées" are data that provide information about other data, such as the content, format, or origin of digital files. They help organize, find, and manage information efficiently, for example, by describing the author or creation date of a document.
Etymology
The term "les métadonnées" comes from the Greek prefix 'meta-' meaning 'beyond' or 'after,' combined with 'data,' which originates from the Latin 'datum,' meaning 'something given.' Thus, "les métadonnées" literally means 'data about data.' Did you know? This term became popular in the digital age to help manage ever-growing amounts of information.
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"Les métadonnées" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Data & AI - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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