Localisation assets & quality control · Working

Language metadata

ELI5

Machine-readable identification of the document or passage language for pronunciation and processing.

Used in conversation

“Let’s check the language metadata with the relevant participants before release.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Language metadata” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.