Information about information, especially information used to order or locate other information; (specifically on the Internet) the mark-up information on a web page, etc.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in John David North (b. 1934). From meta- + information.
Definition of meta-information in US English:
meta-information
nounˌmɛtəˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn
Information about information, especially information used to order or locate other information; (specifically on the Internet) the mark-up information on a web page, etc.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in John David North (b. 1934). From meta- + information.