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Answer for the clue "Information about information ", 8 letters:
metadata

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Word definitions for metadata in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Metadata are " data that provide information about other data". Two types of metadata exist: structural metadata and descriptive metadata . Structural metadata are data about the containers of data. Descriptive metadata use individual instances of application ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Data comes directly into SpreadBase via DataPrism - no translation is necessary and there is no loss of metadata information on import.

Usage examples of metadata.

It will encompass 800 metadata elements and will tackle e-books, journals, audio, and video.

A DOI can be expressed as a URN (Universal Resource Name - IETF's syntax for generic resources) and is compatible with OpenURL (a syntax for embedding parameters such as identifiers and metadata in links).

The metadata include everything from the author's name through the book's title, edition, blurbs, sample chapters, other promotional material, links to related products, a rights and permissions profile, e-mail contacts, and active links to retailers' web pages.