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metadata

Summary

metadata is a data type[1]. metadata ranks in the top 4% of data_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,970 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • metadata received the BigBrotherAwards[3].
  • metadata's instance of is recorded as data type[4].
  • metadata is a type of data[5].
  • metadata is a type of secondary information[6].
  • metadata is a type of artificial object[7].
  • metadata is part of metainformation system[8].
  • metadata's Commons category is recorded as Metadata[9].
  • 1969 marks the founding of metadata[10].
  • metadata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metadata[11].
  • metadata's described at URL is recorded as http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/275000-279999/277216/norma.htm[12].
  • metadata's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[13].
  • metadata's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/metadata[14].
  • metadata's has characteristic is recorded as metadata scheme[15].
  • metadata's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8203[16].
  • metadata's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C52095[17].
  • metadata's different from is recorded as (RS)-methadone[18].
  • metadata's hashtag is recorded as metadata[19].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as data type[20].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as file size[21].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as author[22].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as proprietor[23].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as timestamp[24].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as addressee[25].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as title[26].
  • metadata's has part is recorded as topic[27].

Body

Definition and Type

metadata's instance of is recorded as data type[4]. Recorded subclass of include data[5], secondary information[6], and artificial object[7].

Origins

1969 marks the founding of metadata[10].

Use and Application

metadata is part of metainformation system[8].

Recognition

metadata received the BigBrotherAwards[3].

Why It Matters

metadata ranks in the top 4% of data_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,970 views/month).[2] metadata has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] metadata is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did metadata receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . bigbrotherawards.de. bigbrotherawards.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Understanding Metadata and Metadata Schemes. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . facebook.com. Retrieved . facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0345223-metadata
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0345223-metadata, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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