Meta

Meaning

Proper Noun

• Meta Platforms, Inc., doing business as Meta, formerly called Facebook, Inc. (until late 2021); it is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company that is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
• Meta, a biomedical research discovery tool (2010-2022; scheduled for shutdown in 2022).
• city Missouri (state).

Origin

• Named for its connotative evocation of the idea of the metaverse.
• Named after Meta Schreifer, the sister of a railroad official.