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NALT Full

Preferred term

metadata

Type

Topic

Definition

Metadata is data about data. In a database, metadata is the information, such as author, title, and journal title, that accompanies all entries.
Source: US Environmental Protection Agency
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

information

Related concepts

In other languages

metadatos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/325664

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