Re: What is metadeta?

From: Howard J. Rogers <dba_at_hjrdba.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 07:56:14 +1100
Message-ID: <a7iq74$ms0$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>

Metadata is simply data about data. It's not a specifically Oracle thing. Anytime you store data somewhere which explains the meaning of, or other attributes about, some data stored in a second location, that's metadata. In Oracle's case, the data dictionary can be called metadata. Its a bunch of records in tables which describe where other (your) tables are stored, how big they are, what the columns are within them, how long those columns are, whether they've got indexes on them and so on.

It does as a working definition, anyway!

Regards
HJR

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"Ryan Gaffuri" <rkg100_at_erols.com> wrote in message
news:a7ioko$849$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net...


> Dont know if this relates directly to Oracle, but I often see them

mentioned


> together?

>

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Received on Sat Mar 23 2002 - 14:56:14 CST