Talk:Metadata

Is "computing" the right subheading?

Since this article (correctly in my view) begins with a non-computing example, I wonder if the title might not be better as "Metadata (information)". This would keep it in line with entries such as Table.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.107.97.72 (talk) 16:01, 13 April 2005‎

I think it would be fine simply at Metadata. —Michael Z. 2005-05-23 06:19 Z—Preceding undated comment added 06:19, 23 May 2005‎

Digital Camera Metadata linking across all applications?

I just noticed my Netscape 7.2 program is now automatically displaying metadata for email message composition with digital camera images. By symbolic link?

John Zdralek what does god want with my quantum thoughts? 10:02 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Disambiguity of the MetaData virus listed on a webpage of symantec.com 31 May 2006?

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Computer display view of virus list
John Zdralek what the heck? 17:52 04 June 2006 (UTC)

Two new sections - What is "Metadata" and "Levels"

I agree with the previous comment that the article is a bit disjointed. Much of the content is okay in isolation but as a whole it tends to confuse rather than enlighten. To address this, I have rewritten the Introduction and added two new explantory sections to get the key concepts across. Following this it is useful to talk about Definitions, Types, Uses, Issues etc. but the current content could usefully be revised to remove duplication and make less disjointed. I might have a go at this later. Pete S(talk) 29 March 2007‎

Merge proposal

Latest comment: 6 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion
The result of the discussion was merge as unopposed. Remember that any editor can perform a merge without discussing it if it's uncontroversial. FaviFake (talk) 19:55, 5 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

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I propose merging Naming and Design Rulesand Business metadata into Metadata. I think the content in the source articles can easily be explained in the context of this article, and merging them would not cause any article-size or weighting problems. Duncnbiscuit (talk) 00:51, 13 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support per norm. RobotBlanket (talk) 00:08, 18 January 2026 (UTC)Reply
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