microdata

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noun

Data concerning individuals in a trial, survey etc.

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nounmicrodata (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsData concerning individuals in a trial, survey etc.

    In fact, labor groups are more likely to win elections for union representation in small workplaces. In a study released this week by the Century Foundation, we analyzed microdata on every union election in the country from April 2007 to December 2018, more than 22,000 in total.

    2019 February 9, Mark Zuckerman, “Unions Need to Think Small to Get Big”, in The Atlantic, retrieved 19 Oct 2022
  2. uncountablecomputingData stored in a microformat.
  3. specificallyuncountableA WHATWG standard for embedding metadata in HTML documents; data encoded in such a way.

    Unlike microformats, microdata uses its own attributes and doesn't risk colliding with style sheet rules […]

    2013, Matthew MacDonald, HTML5: The Missing Manual, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 85

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APA

microdata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdata

MLA

“microdata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdata. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdata,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdata.

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