Microdata
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Data concerning individuals in a trial, survey etc. uncountable
"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."
- 2 Data stored in a microformat. uncountable
- 3 A WHATWG standard for embedding metadata in HTML documents; data encoded in such a way. specifically, uncountable
"Unlike microformats, microdata uses its own attributes and doesn't risk colliding with style sheet rules […]"
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From micro- + data.
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