I use the data dictionary all the time. Never realized this. So what do job
ads mean when they say experience working with metadata? Do they mean the
Oracle data dictionary?
"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
news:a7iq74$ms0$1_at_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?
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Mar 23 2002 - 15:55:51 CST
