Metadata

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Literally, “data about data.” Metadata describes how and when and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted. Metadata is essential for understanding information stored in data warehouses. Information about a component or a model and describes the business rules of the data: That is, how the data is going to be used.

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