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Metadata vs Geotag - What's the difference?

metadata | geotag |

As a noun metadata

is data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

As a verb geotag is

to augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location.

metadata

Noun

(-)
  • Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
  • Most websites contain metadata to tell the computer how to lay the words out on the screen.

    See also

    * tag ----

    geotag

    English

    Verb

  • (Internet) To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location.