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Meta en · PROPN · etymology 1
Etymology
The technology conglomerate is named for its connotative evocation of the idea of the metaverse, the research tool after metascience.
Meanings
Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly Facebook, Inc. (until late 2021): an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company that is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
(historical) Meta, a biomedical research discovery tool.
Meta en · PROPN · etymology 2
Etymology
Named after Meta Schreifer, the sister of a railroad official, from German Meta.