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Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
A glossary of computer and Internet terms with definitions that are easy to understand.
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Metadata

Metadata provides additional information about data, for example if there is an image in a body of text it provides the information about the image, the size of it, colours etc. Metadata in the form of meta tags are commonly used on Web sites to give information regarding keywords and other SEO data.