Meanings
nounmetainformation (uncountable)
- uncountableInformation about information.
Or a may simply be assumed to be reasonable enough to ask the appropriate question to obtain i, if provided with sufficient metainformation about the availability of i.
2007 November 27, Luciano Floridi, “Understanding Epistemic Relevance”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 1, →DOI, pages 69–92
Origin
Translations
Greek μεταπληροφορία
- μεταπληροφορία (metapliroforía)information about information
Hungarian metainformáció
- metainformációinformation about information
Polish metainformacja
- metainformacjainformation about information
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“metainformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metainformation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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