Alternate Definitions for metadata

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Term: metadata
Definition:

One or more elements of structured data that describes or accompanies a thing.

Examples: Often the thing is other data, such as a spreadsheet, digital document, or database, but metadata can describe or accompany a book, bone, statue, tree, conference or performance.
Created 2013.07.09
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by John Kunze
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Term: metadata
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Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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