Metadata
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Definitions
According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),
- Metadata. A description of data to help understand how to use that data, either in terms of the structure and specification of the data, or the description of a specific instance of an object.
According to the CyBOK (version 1),
- Metadata. Information about data or sent along with data, e.g., the IP address, the location, or the operative system a message is sent from.