Metadata

Metadata (or metainformation) is data that defines and describes the characteristics of other data.[1] It often helps to describe, explain, locate, or otherwise make data easier to retrieve, use, or manage. For example, the title, author, and publication date of a book are metadata about the book. But, while a data asset is finite, its metadata is infinite. As such, efforts to define, classify types, or structure metadata are expressed as examples in the context of its use. The term "metadata" has a history dating to the 1960s where it occurred in computer science and in popular culture.

  1. ^ International, DAMA (11 March 2011). The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management, 2nd Edition: Over 2,000 Terms Defined for IT and Business Professionals (2nd ed.). Technics Publications, LLC. ISBN 978-1935504122.
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