metafile

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noun

A file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format.

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Meanings

nounmetafile (plural metafiles)

plural metafiles

  1. computingA file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format.

Origin

From meta- + file.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

metafile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metafile

MLA

“metafile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metafile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metafile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metafile.

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