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  Metadata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metadata are of special interest in various fields of computer science, e.
Fundamentally, then, metadata are "the data that describe the structure and workings of an organization’s use of information, and which describe the systems it uses to manage that information." To do a model of metadata is to do an "Enterprise model" of the information technology industry itself.
Metadata are more properly called an ontology or schema when structured into a hierarchical arrangement.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metadata   (3837 words)

  
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Metadata has come to be used to refer to data about data.
Metadata® is the name of a US corporation and a registered trademark in the United States.
Many people believe that due to the widespread use of the word "metadata" in the generic sense as "data about data", it is likely that the "Metadata" trademark has entered the public domain by becoming a general term.
www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/m/me/metadata.html   (450 words)

  
 Metadata Encyclopedia Article @ 216.92.85.60   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Metadata may seem mysterious, but in reality it's a straightforward tool.
The main purpose of metadata is to speed up and enrich searching for resources.
The lifecycle of metadata is usually underestimated in its complexity.
216.92.85.60 /encyclopedia/Metadata   (3902 words)

  
 Metadata (computing) Encyclopedia Article @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Metadata (computing) Encyclopedia Article @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts)
Underwater salvage and exploration company, the Great Lakes Dive company, thinks they have found an old F-89 Scorpion fighter jet that was lost over Lake...
These effects apply, no matter which of the above definitions is used.
www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Metadata_(computing)   (3921 words)

  
 Metadata Computer Encyclopedia Enterprise Resource Directory Complete Guide to Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Metadata Computer Encyclopedia Enterprise Resource Directory Complete Guide to Internet
(Note: One unhyphenated word with initial capital; contrast {meta data}) A word coined by Jack E. Myers to represent current and future lines of products implementing the concepts of his {MetaModel}, and also to designate his company {The Metadata Company} that would develop and market those products.
A data and publication search performed when Myers coined the term, early in the summer of 1969, did not discover any use either of the word "metadata" or "meta data".
www.jaysir.com /computer-encyclopedia/m/metadata-computer-terms.htm   (114 words)

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