03-04-2010, 01:21 PM
From Wikipedia , "Metadata is data about data".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
For example you might have a JPEG photo that is just data, but there are also a bunch of attributes attached to it describing things like what model camera took the picture, the exposure settings and the like.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
For example you might have a JPEG photo that is just data, but there are also a bunch of attributes attached to it describing things like what model camera took the picture, the exposure settings and the like.