Definition of "metainformation" [metainformation]

• Information about information. (noun)

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• "And all of my computer friends, sort of promised me agents that will sort of do the kind of metainformation-like things, to recreate that newspaper experience."
• "Now we have a lastfm-like feature where "metainformation" is the base for suggestions."
• "Second, news sitemaps are great because they help you give us metainformation about your articles."