“Meta” can refer to multiple concepts:
Meta Platforms, Inc.: Formerly known as Facebook, Inc., Meta is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. It owns and operates platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. In 2021, the company rebranded to Meta to emphasize its focus on building the metaverse—a unified digital environment integrating its various products and services.
Meta Elements in HTML: In web development, “meta” elements are tags used in HTML and XHTML documents to provide structured metadata about a web page. Placed within the <head> section of a document, these elements can specify page descriptions, keywords, and other metadata not covered by other tags.