metadata

computing information that is held as a description of stored data

Words nearby metadata

That was a failure of intelligence, and they had all the metadata in the world.

Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets |Marlow Stern |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When asked, “Is metadata retained after video files are destroyed?”

Your Arrest Video Is Going Online. Who Will See It? |Jacob Siegel |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The bit rates were poor, metadata inconsistent or nonexistent.

15 Years After Napster: How the Music Service Changed the Industry |Alex Suskind |June 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Once the NSA has the metadata in its system, it retains it for five years, before destroying it on a rolling basis.

Understanding Obama’s NSA Proposals |Geoffrey R. Stone |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The translation of the essay was created on October 11, 2011 at 6:03 p.m., according to metadata embedded in the file.

Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator |Jake Adelstein |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST