Meta (disambiguation)

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For the umbrella Wikimedia project which co-ordinates all other Wikimedia wiki projects,
known as the meta-wiki, see Wikipedia:Meta

'Meta' may refer to:

• "Meta" or "meta-", a common English prefix meaning "beyond" which often carries a sense of self-reference
• In Greek mythology, Meta was the first wife of Aegeas, who bore him no heirs
• the typeface FF Meta

In computers and technology:

• Metadata, in databases is the data that describes or parameterizes other data
• Meta tag (also <META>) is an HTML tag used to provide structured metadata about a web page
• Meta key, a special key on some computer keyboards
• Metaprogramming (programming), a program that manipulates, creates, or alters other programs

In biology and chemistry:

• Metaphase, the third stage of mitosis
• Meta (spider), a genus of spiders of the family Tetragnathidae
• Metatheria, the "other beasts" or marsupials
• Meta, a form of disubstituted benzene, as distinguished from ortho and para

In geography:

• Baffin Island, originally known as Meta Incognita (Latin for unknown frontier)
• Meta Department, a department of Colombia
• Meta River, a river of Colombia
• Meta, Kentucky, a town in Kentucky, United States
• Meta, Missouri, a town in Missouri, United States
• Meta, Italy, a town in the province of Naples, Italy

Meta may also refer to:

• Meta, the Ra-Seru worn by Vahn in the video game Legend of Legaia
• Megachannel ExtraTerrestrial Assay, predecessor to SETI project
• a solid the compound a cyclic oligomer of acetaldehyde, with IUPAC name: r-2, c-4, c-6, c-8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane, used as either a solid fuel (typically by campers) or as a slug killer by gardeners.