Metadata definition
Metadata includes all information created manually or automatically to provide meaning or context to other data.
Metadata means textual and other data associated with the Licensed Titles and/or Licensed Content that describes the creation, content, and context of each part of the Licensed Titles or Licensed Content, such as the name of the Publisher, the name of the copyright owner, subject matter, the date of publication, the location of the digital file, and in relation to Licensed Content, additionally the name of the contributing author (or authors) and other authors.
Metadata means data that describes or gives information about other data.
Examples of Metadata in a sentence
Any GIS data to be transferred or exchanged that is collected, manipulated, or purchased with CMP grant funds must be documented as specified in the Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).
More Definitions of Metadata
Metadata means data collected on any activity of a natural or legal person for the purposes of the provision of a data sharing service, including the date , time and geolocation data, duration of activity, connections to other natural or legal persons established by the person who uses the service;
Metadata means information that provides meaning and context to other data being collected; including, but not limited to: date and time records and purpose of creation Metadata that have been stripped of all direct and indirect identifiers are not considered Personally Identifiable Information.
Metadata means a structured description of the contents of the data facilitating the discovery and use of this data;
Metadata means data describing the context, content, and structure of records and their management through time.
Metadata means data about data;
Metadata means information describing spatial data sets and spatial data services and making it possible to discover, inventory and use them;
Metadata means structured information that makes it easier to retrieve, use, or manage an information resource, including by describing, explaining, or locating that information resource.