is an option giving metainformation for Image, CloudObject, and other objects.


MetaInformation
is an option giving metainformation for Image, CloudObject, and other objects.
Details

- Metainformation or metadata is typically used to store information about an object, such as the source, creation or capture date and more.
- The setting for MetaInformation can be changed using SetOptions.
- MetaInformation is supported by objects such as Image, Audio, Video, TimeSeries, GeoGraphics, CloudObject and more.
Examples
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Store metainformation in an Image3D object:
Include additional metadata in TemporalData:
The properties now include the metadata "Event":
The added metadata can be used like any other property:
Use MetaInformation from TimeSeries to specify PlotLegends:
See the available MetaInformation:
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2012), MetaInformation, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MetaInformation.html (updated 2014).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "MetaInformation." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2014. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MetaInformation.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). MetaInformation. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MetaInformation.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_metainformation, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MetaInformation}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MetaInformation.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_metainformation, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MetaInformation}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MetaInformation.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}