metadata
Noun
Meaning
data about data
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a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications
Added the Metadata Partition facilitating metadata clustering, easier crash recovery and optional duplication of file system information: All metadata like nodes and directory contents are written on a separate partition which can optionally be mirrored.
A class also defines its invariants, and contains other properties, such as a "notes" section for documentation and metadata.
A language may also support prototype or factory metaobjects that represent run-time information about classes, or even represent metadata that provides access to reflection facilities and ability to manipulate data structure formats at run-time.
A file system journal is used to guarantee the integrity of the file system metadata but not individual files' content.
Also, simpler ontologies and semantic metadata standards are being proposed by the W3C Geo Incubator Group citation to represent geospatial data on the web.