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Type of self reference
Meta-reference (or metareference) is a category of self-reference occurring in media or media artifacts such as texts, films, paintings, TV series, comic
Meta-reference
Sentence, idea or formula that refers to itself
formula. Self-reference in art is closely related to the concepts of breaking the fourth wall and meta-reference, which often involve self-reference. Self-reference
Self-reference
Humor that alludes to itself
subject of self-reference; the term meta has come to be used, particularly in art, to refer to something that is self-referential. Meta-jokes are a popular
Self-referential_humor
Productive prefix in English derived from Greek
Meta (from Ancient Greek μετά (metá) 'after, beyond') is an adjective meaning 'more comprehensive' or 'transcending'. In modern nomenclature, the prefix
Meta_(prefix)
Hybrid form of advertising
pass by this billboard today. To advertise here call..." Self-reference Meta- Meta-reference http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl
Meta-advertising
American multinational technology conglomerate
Meta Platforms, Inc. (doing business as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates
Meta_Platforms
Aspects of a play that draw attention to its nature as a play
story Induction Meta- Meta-discussion Meta-joke Meta-reference Metafiction Metafilm Metaknowledge Metalanguage Prologue Self-reference Show-within-a-show
Metatheatre
Smartglasses
Ray-Ban Meta is a series of smartglasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica (parent company of Ray-Ban). The glasses include two cameras, open-ear
Ray-Ban_Meta
13th episode of the 11th season of The Simpsons
was written by Tim Long and directed by Lance Kramer. A number of meta-references are included in the episode, such as the character Comic Book Guy telling
Saddlesore_Galactica
HTML Metadata
term meta indicating that they are a form of self-reference. Multiple Meta elements with different attributes can be used on the same page. Meta elements
Meta_element
Statistical method that summarizes and/or integrates data from multiple sources
Meta-analysis is a method of synthesis of quantitative data from multiple independent studies addressing a common research question. An important part
Meta-analysis
2026 Indian film
movie review: An enjoyable action comedy despite its heavy reliance on meta references". The Hindu. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026. "Athiradi Movie Review:
Athiradi_(2026_film)
Large language model by Meta AI
Llama ("Large Language Model Meta AI" serving as a backronym) is a family of large language models (LLMs) released by Meta AI starting in February 2023
Llama_(language_model)
Separation of performers and audience
participation Breaking character Kubrick stare List of narrative techniques Meta-reference Bell, Elizabeth S. (2008). Theories of Performance. Sage. p. 203.
Fourth_wall
include inquiry into the nature of meaning, indexicality, intentionality, reference, the constitution of sentences, concepts, learning, and thought. Gottlob
Philosophy_of_language
Technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, or a story within a story
Matryoshka doll – Russian nested wooden toy created in 1890 Meta-reference – Type of self reference Print Gallery (M. C. Escher) – Lithograph printed in 1956
Mise_en_abyme
Australian independent-animated web series
Meta Runner (known as Meta Runner: The Final Season in its third season) is an Australian independent-animated web series created by Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul
Meta_Runner
2025 Doctor Who episode
late as September. The episode includes references to popular culture, fourth wall breaks and meta-references to its own fan base. It was released on
Lux_(Doctor_Who)
3rd episode of the 9th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
single Emmy nomination as of its initial airing, and features many meta references and parodies of other sitcoms. The series follows "The Gang", a group
The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award
The_Gang_Tries_Desperately_to_Win_an_Award
Haitian-American actress (born 1971)
Meta Golding is an actress. Golding was born in India in 1971. Her parents were international aid workers and she was raised in several countries. Besides
Meta_Golding
Online information retrieval tool
incorporate the idea of meta searching was University of Washington student Eric Selberg, who published a paper about his MetaCrawler experiment in 1995
Metasearch_engine
16th episode of the 13th season of Supernatural
Velma Dinkley. The episode received critical acclaim for its humor, meta references, sense of nostalgia, and the natural fit between the two series. After
Scoobynatural
American model and actress (born 1952)
co-founder Doug Kenney), appearing as a Universal Studios tour guide—a meta-reference to her character's ending in the original film. That same year, she
Martha_Smith
Data about other data
Putting the torch to 7 straw-men of the meta-utopia "Metacrap: Putting the torch to 7 straw-men of the meta-utopia". Archived from the original on 8
Metadata
Play by William Shakespeare
Caesar. I was killed in the Capitol. Brutus killed me." This is a likely meta-reference, as Richard Burbage is generally accepted to have played leading men
Julius_Caesar_(play)
1979 film by James Frawley
Elliott Gould, and Paul Williams. Notable for its surreal humour, meta-references and prolific use of cameos, The Muppet Movie was distributed by Associated
The_Muppet_Movie
Statistical tool used in meta-analyses
Meta-regression is a meta-analysis that uses regression analysis to combine, compare, and synthesize research findings from multiple studies while adjusting
Meta-regression
American slasher film
admonishing the police for not watching Prom Night for advice. In a meta reference, Randy recounts the rules of the genre: to survive a horror film, characters
Scream_(1996_film)
1975 song by Richard O'Brien
Collide (1951) George Pal RKO Pictures Additionally, the chorus makes a meta-reference to Rocky Horror characters "Brad and Janet" in the context of the audience
Science Fiction/Double Feature
Science_Fiction/Double_Feature
Meta Platforms social networking service
Threads is an American social media microblogging service operated by Meta Platforms. Threads requires an Instagram account to use the service and features
Threads_(social_network)
Artistic, cultural, and theoretical movement
the style or character of other artistic works. A second is meta-reference or self-reference, highlighting the relation of the image to other images in
Postmodernism
Self-reflexive mode of filmmaking
also meta-cinema, is a mode of filmmaking in which the film informs the audience that they are watching a work of fiction. Metacinema often references its
Metacinema
System about other systems
A metasystem or meta-system is a "system about other systems", such as describing, generalizing, modelling, or analyzing the other system(s). It links
Meta-system
2014 film
characters. The result is quite amusing, if sometimes vulgar." Fourth wall Meta-reference Unreliable narrator Sneider, Jeff (August 19, 2014). "'The Gunfighter'
The_Gunfighter_(2014_film)
Phenomenon involving innocuous events
Ideas of reference and delusions of reference describe the phenomenon of an individual experiencing innocuous events or mere coincidences and believing
Ideas and delusions of reference
Ideas_and_delusions_of_reference
Tributary of the Orinoco in the Llanos of central Colombia
The Meta River is a major left tributary of the Orinoco River in eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, South America. The Meta originates in the Eastern
Meta_River
2003 American film
"perplexing questions about motives, means, access and techniques." Naqaab Meta-reference List of Spanish films of 2003 "Dot the I". BFI Film & TV Database. London:
Dot_the_i
South Korean gangster and politician (1918–1972)
Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 as an actor playing the role of Kim as a Meta-reference. Portrayed by his grandson Song Il-gook in the MBC television series
Kim_Du-han
Australian independent animation studio
having independently produced animated web series on YouTube such as SMG4, Meta Runner, Sunset Paradise, Murder Drones, The Amazing Digital Circus, The Gaslight
Glitch_Productions
Knowledge about knowledge
order meta-knowledge is not meta-knowledge per se) first order meta-knowledge is knowledge whose domain is zero order meta-knowledge second order meta-knowledge
Metaknowledge
Horror media franchise
making it harder for humans to know what to expect from a possession. A meta-reference to the film was made in an episode of Supernatural titled "The Usual
The_Exorcist_(franchise)
Comune in Campania, Italy
Meta (also unofficially known as Meta di Sorrento) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located
Meta,_Campania
Online storefront
The Meta Horizon Store, known from 2013 to 2015 as Oculus Share, 2015 to 2022 as Oculus Store and from 2022 to 2024 as the Meta Quest Store, is the main
Meta_Horizon_Store
Species of spider
Particular Reference to Pseudogymnoascus destructans". Insects. 7 (2). MDPI AG: 16. doi:10.3390/insects7020016. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 4931428. "Meta ovalis
Meta_ovalis
Method of instructing a browser to automatically refresh a web page
Meta refresh is a method of instructing a web browser to automatically refresh the current web page or frame after a given time interval, using an HTML
Meta_refresh
Virtual reality headset
The Meta Quest Pro is a discontinued mixed reality (MR) headset developed by Reality Labs, a division of Meta Platforms. Unveiled on October 11, 2022
Meta_Quest_Pro
Use of encoding systems for international characters in HTML
document: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> HTML5 also allows the following syntax to mean exactly the same: <meta charset="utf-8">
Character_encodings_in_HTML
Latin word meaning "in the sense of"
correlatable to the Pontian sensu stricto (sensu Sacchi 2001)." Here we have a meta-reference: the Pontian in the sense that Sacchi had applied it as sensu stricto
Sensu
Meta marketing is "the synthesis of all managerial, traditional, scientific, social and historical foundations of marketing,” a term first coined by E
Meta_marketing
Type of character in professional wrestling
thought he was better than the fans. Angle's character served as a meta-reference to how wrestling had changed. Although his character was intended to
Face_(professional_wrestling)
Social media platform owned by Meta
American photo and short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters
Discussion of discussion
The term meta-discussion means a discussion whose subject is a discussion. Meta-discussion explores such issues as the style of a discussion, its participants
Meta-discussion
American review aggregation website
The website has also been used by outlets and commentators as a general reference for critical reception, and by publishers as a tool of improving their
Metacritic
American charitable organization
provide infrastructure or coordination of the content projects. These include: Meta-Wiki – a central wiki for coordinating all projects and the Wikimedia community
Wikimedia_Foundation
Swiss pentathlete (born 1949)
Meta Antenen (born 7 April 1949) is a retired Swiss pentathlete. Between 1969 and 1975 she won nine medals at the European championships, mostly in the
Meta_Antenen
followed by YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. This list and its two reference data sources, Similarweb and Semrush, do not account for app traffic,
List_of_most-visited_websites
345 currently active, 16 closed and 11 moved to Wikimedia Incubator. The Meta-Wiki language committee manages policies on creating new Wikimedia projects
List_of_Wikipedias
File format
by a Meta file. This Meta file can then be used to access the data in the file in manner similar to which data is accessed in a database. The Meta files
Fielded_text
Type of interpreter in computing
In computing, a meta-circular evaluator (MCE) or meta-circular interpreter (MCI) is an interpreter which defines each feature of the interpreted language
Meta-circular_evaluator
British character animator
Weird World of Gumball Season 2: Creators Discuss the New Season, Meta References, and the Void". Tell-Tale TV. Retrieved 16 December 2025. "36th Annie
James_Baxter_(animator)
Programming language
META II is a domain-specific programming language for writing compilers. It was created in 1963–1964 by Dewey Val Schorre at University of California,
META_II
Standard for developing and describing enterprise architectures
(Chapter 3) Meta-Models – the application of commercial meta-models identified as compliant with NATO policy (Chapter 4) Glossary, References and Bibliography
NATO_Architecture_Framework
Smartwatch brand
The MetaWatch is a brand name of discontinued smartwatches developed by Meta Watch, Ltd. Strata MetaWatch and Frame MetaWatch are digital smartwatches
MetaWatch
Federally chartered savings bank
(formerly known as MetaBank) is a U.S.-based banking and financial services company. It adopted its current name in 2022 after its parent, Meta Financial Group
Pathward
Essential nutrient
vascular, or cancer outcomes: a trial sequential meta-analysis". The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology (Meta-analysis). 2 (4): 307–320. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70212-2
Vitamin_D
Film genre
Another technique used to achieve meta-reference is the use of intertextuality, in which the film's characters reference or discuss other works of fiction
Postmodernist_film
Financial Instruments Reference Database System (FIRDS) is published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and lists meta-information to all
Financial Instruments Reference Database System
Financial_Instruments_Reference_Database_System
Parts of a fictional work intended to please the audience
particularly good at addressing otaku through fan service by adding many "meta-references" and by showing "violence and hyperphysical activity". Baseball teams
Fan_service
Literary technique
started discussing what they are watching it would also be an instance of meta-reference (or rather the mise en abyme would, as it sometimes does, have triggered
Mise en abyme (in literature and other media)
Mise_en_abyme_(in_literature_and_other_media)
Largest and most influential technology companies in the world
suggested MANAMANA (a reference to the 1968 song "Mah Nà Mah Nà") as an acronym that stands for Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia,
Big_Tech
Italian singer-songwriter (born 1981)
Ermal Meta (Italian: [ˈɛrmal ˈmɛːta], Albanian: [ɛɾˈmal ˈmɛta]; born 20 April 1981) is an Albanian-born Italian singer-songwriter. Meta rose to prominence
Ermal_Meta
Reggae band
Meta & The Cornerstones are a reggae band led by the Senegalese front man, Meta Dia. The core of the Cornerstones consist of the Jamaican bass player
Meta_&_The_Cornerstones
1947 American film noir by Jacques Tourneur
Meta, who retrieves the records from Eels' office. He returns to Eels's apartment and finds Eels dead, then hides the body. Jeff sneaks into Meta's apartment
Out_of_the_Past
Slovenian sprinter
Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meta Mačus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on
Meta_Mačus
Framework for comparing world religions
Meta-religion is a framework proposed by the Muslim philosopher Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi for the comparative and critical study of religion. It outlines
Meta-religion
Study of fundamental reality
the ancient Greek words metá (μετά, meaning 'after', 'above', and 'beyond') and phusiká (φυσικά), as a short form of ta metá ta phusiká, meaning 'what
Metaphysics
Genre of fiction about fiction
these aspects. These developments were part of a larger movement (arguably a meta referential turn) which, approximately from the 1960s onwards, was the consequence
Metafiction
3rd episode of the 6th season of The X-Files
examined the characterization of the villains in the episode and the meta-references to the series. Shearman notes that the episode makes a distinct difference
Triangle_(The_X-Files)
2011 book by Art Spiegelman
MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus is a book by Art Spiegelman, published by Random House/Pantheon Books in 2011. The centerpiece of the book
MetaMaus
Concept of software engineering
metamodeling is the process of generating such metamodels. Thus metamodeling or meta-modeling is the analysis, construction, and development of the frames, rules
Metamodeling
American boxer (born 1994)
technical knockout in the sixth of their scheduled 10-round contest at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, on May 10, 2026. "SHANE MOSLEY JR. WINS PRO DEBUT
Shane_Mosley_Jr.
Video game series
Shadow Hearts is a series of role-playing video games, consisting of a trilogy of titles for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and their predecessor Koudelka for
Shadow_Hearts
Edible animal product
Another meta-analysis from 2013 also supported the idea that egg consumption may lead to an increased incidence of type two diabetes. A 2016 meta-analysis
Eggs_as_food
Song from the 2015 musical Hamilton
letters Hamilton wrote to her. Several critics pointed out the apparent meta-references in some of the song's lyrics. I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Burn_(Hamilton_song)
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
announced he would not stand for re-election to the board of Facebook owner Meta at the 2022 annual stockholders' meeting and would leave after 17 years in
Peter_Thiel
Metabolic pathways and enzymes database
The MetaCyc database is one of the largest metabolic pathways and enzymes databases currently available. The data in the database is manually curated from
MetaCyc
Programming paradigm
most Lisp dialects by using the quasiquote ("backquote") operator. Nim MetaML MetaOCaml Scala natively or using the Lightweight Modular Staging Framework
Metaprogramming
Acting styles
"alienation". Defamiliarization effect Dramatic convention Figurative art Meta-reference and metatheatre Mimesis and diegisis The fourth wall Weimann, Robert
Presentational and representational acting
Presentational_and_representational_acting
Impact of Wonder Woman in culture
she has made appearances in other forms of media and has been referenced and meta-referenced beyond the scope of traditional superhero entertainment. For
Cultural impact of Wonder Woman
Cultural_impact_of_Wonder_Woman
Free repository of quotes hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation
MediaWiki API:Sitematrix. Retrieved June 2026 from Data:Wikipedia statistics/meta.tab "Wikiquote Statistics - Article count (official)". Wikimedia. Archived
Wikiquote
Department of Colombia
Meta Department (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeta]) is one of the 32 departments that compose the Republic of Colombia. Largely located within the country's
Meta_Department
Video-focused social media platform
initiatives. Ties to Meta were not disclosed to the other parties involved. Targeted Victory said that it is "proud of the work". A Meta spokesperson said
TikTok
Online collaborative software
Workplace was an online collaborative software tool developed by Meta Platforms shut down on May 31, 2026. Workplace features included instant messaging
Workplace_(software)
Chemical compound
3-Nitrotoluene or meta-nitrotoluene is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4NO2. It is one of three isomers of nitrotoluene. A yellow liquid, it
3-Nitrotoluene
Study of the field of ontology
Metaontology or meta-ontology is the study of the field of inquiry known as ontology. The goal of meta-ontology is to clarify what ontology is about and
Meta-ontology
American businessman and programmer (born 1984)
who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms. He is its chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and controlling
Mark_Zuckerberg
1990 horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante
Dante's desires to satirize the original film, the sequel has some meta-references and self-referential humor. These include a cameo appearance by film
Gremlins_2:_The_New_Batch
Chronic multi-symptomatic pain disorder
architecture and pain-related disruptions in restorative sleep stages. A meta-analysis compared quantitative and qualitative sleep metrics in people with
Fibromyalgia
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
in part by Meta-Wiki, the Wikimedia Foundation's wiki devoted to maintaining all its projects (Wikipedia and others). For instance, Meta-Wiki provides
Wikipedia
Russian cinematographer and photographer (1897–1980)
Vertov's Man with the Movie Camera (1929). The film is built around meta-reference and is full of innovative visual effects: in it, Kaufman acts as a cameraman
Mikhail_Kaufman
META REFERENCE
META REFERENCE
Girl/Female
Muslim
Girl/Female
Indian
Love
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Latin, Slovenia, Swedish
Ambitious; Pearl
Female
Italian
 Variant spelling of Italian Zita, ZETA means "little girl." Compare with another form of Zeta.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Speaker.
Female
Native American
 Native American Blackfoot name PETA means "golden eagle." Compare with another form of Peta.
Girl/Female
Greek Native American
Stone; rock.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Obeyed, Pure or like a Pearl
Girl/Female
Hindu
Precious blue stone, Fish, Jewel (Wife of the himalayas)
Female
German
Short form of German Margarete, META means "pearl."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cloud
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Spanish
Grace.
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö¶×˜Ö·×¢) Hebrew unisex name NETA means meaning "plant, shrub."
Female
English
English name derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, beta, related to Hebrew bet, BETA means "house."Â
Girl/Female
Latin
Goddess of silence.
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name MEKA means "eyes."
Girl/Female
Hindu
A friend
Girl/Female
Danish American Greek Persian Latin
Female
Spanish
 Short form of Spanish Aleta, LETA means "winged." Compare with another form of Leta.
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Latin Timæus, TÃMEA means "honor."
META REFERENCE
META REFERENCE
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
One who Loves Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord of Shiv
Girl/Female
Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Spring Season
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Happy Auspicious
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Brother of Lord Ram
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Fortunate; Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Biblical, British, English, German
My Corn
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
The Commanding Officer
Boy/Male
Basque, British, English, French, Latin
The Moor
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu, Traditional
Eternally Pure
META REFERENCE
META REFERENCE
META REFERENCE
META REFERENCE
META REFERENCE
n.
One of the spinelike feathers at the base of the bill of certain birds.
n.
Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan, the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants, or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss.
n.
Meat.
n.
One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense. They are very diverse in form.
n.
Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
n.
The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.
n.
See Meathe.
n.
Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
n.
Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.
p. p.
of Mete
n.
Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are added; -- used in making mince pie.
n.
A Greek letter corresponding to our z.
v. t.
To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.