These terms may be unfamiliar to new users of metadata. Here is a description of some of the new terms. See below for a link to these terms in Metadata.NSW.
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Business Rules |
Business rules for metadata are guidelines or specifications that govern how metadata is created, managed, and used within an organisation or a specific context. These rules ensure consistency, accuracy, and relevancy of metadata, and help maintain data integrity and improve data management processes. |
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Controlled Vocabulary |
A controlled vocabulary establishes a common language and agreed-upon terms for describing and organising information. |
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Data Dictionary |
A data dictionary is a central repository or document that provides a comprehensive description and documentation of the data elements, attributes, and structures within a database or information system. It serves as a reference guide that defines the meaning, characteristics, and relationships of the data elements used in a particular system or database. |
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Data Element |
A Data Element is a precise way of defining how a piece of data is recorded for a specific set of objects, using reusable metadata components. A Data Element is composed of a Data Element Concept (describing the meaning of the data) and a Value Domain (which describes how the data is recorded). |
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Metadata Registry |
A metadata registry (MDR) is a centralised repository or system that manages and governs metadata within an organisation or across a community. An MDR manages the semantics of data. Understanding data is fundamental to its design, harmonisation, standardisation, use, re-use, and interchange. The underlying model for an MDR is designed to capture all the basic components of the semantics of data, independent of any application or subject matter area. |
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Aristotle Metadata knowledge base is where you can find all the information you need to manage your metadata better using the Aristotle Metadata Registry. |