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metainformation

metainformation noun: information about information.

Noun

metainformation (uncountable)

  1. Information about information.
    • Or a may simply be assumed to be reasonable enough to ask the appropriate question to obtain i, if provided with sufficient metainformation about the availability of i.2007 November 27, Luciano Floridi, “Understanding Epistemic Relevance”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 1, →DOI, pages 69–92

Origin of metainformation

From meta- + information.

Questions about metainformation

What does metainformation mean?
Metainformation means information about information.
What part of speech is metainformation?
Metainformation is a noun.

Words near metainformation in the dictionary

  1. metahumans
  2. metaidoioplasties
  3. metaidoioplasty
  4. metaigneous
  5. metainflammation
  6. metainformation
  7. metainformational
  8. metainformative
  9. metaiodobenzylguanidine
  10. Metairie
  11. metajoke

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