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'''Metadata''' is extra non-critical information about the main contents of a file, or about the circumstances in which a file was created, etc. | '''Metadata''' is extra non-critical information about the main contents of a file, or about the circumstances in which a file was created, etc. | ||
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Metadata is a great thing to have for publicly-available files, but there's a sinister side to it too... it's come out lately that all sorts of people are snooping into the metadata of your life (such as who you're calling or e-mailing), and this can reveal a lot about you. | Metadata is a great thing to have for publicly-available files, but there's a sinister side to it too... it's come out lately that all sorts of people are snooping into the metadata of your life (such as who you're calling or e-mailing), and this can reveal a lot about you. | ||
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== Metadata formats == | == Metadata formats == | ||
| + | * [[AFCP]] | ||
| + | * [[APE tag]] | ||
| + | * [[DCAT-AP]] | ||
| + | * [[Debian source control file]] | ||
| + | * [[Desktop Services Store]] (.DS_Store) | ||
* [[disc.id]] | * [[disc.id]] | ||
| + | * [[DOS/Windows file attributes]] | ||
* [[EPOC AIF]] | * [[EPOC AIF]] | ||
* [[Exif]] | * [[Exif]] | ||
* [[FILE_ID.DIZ]] | * [[FILE_ID.DIZ]] | ||
| + | * [[Finder information]] | ||
* [[ID3]] | * [[ID3]] | ||
* [[Internet Archive metadata]] | * [[Internet Archive metadata]] | ||
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* [[MEF (Metadata Exchange Format)]] | * [[MEF (Metadata Exchange Format)]] | ||
* [[METS]] (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard) | * [[METS]] (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard) | ||
| + | * [[MIX (metadata)|MIX]] (Metadata for Images in XML Standard) | ||
* [[mtree]] | * [[mtree]] | ||
* [[NFO]] | * [[NFO]] | ||
* [[Photoshop Image Resources]] | * [[Photoshop Image Resources]] | ||
| + | * [[PkgInfo]] | ||
| + | * [[Portland Common Data Model]] | ||
* [[RDF]] | * [[RDF]] | ||
| + | * [[SAUCE]] (Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extension) | ||
* [[SRR]] | * [[SRR]] | ||
* [[SRS]] | * [[SRS]] | ||
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* [[Archiving#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to archiving]] | * [[Archiving#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to archiving]] | ||
| − | * [[Audio and Music#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to audio and music]] | + | * [[Audio and Music#Metadata formats and related data|Metadata formats related to audio and music]] |
| + | * [[Executables#Meta-info files used in execution of programs/packages|Metadata formats related to executables]] | ||
* [[Graphics#Metadata Formats|Metadata formats related to graphics]] | * [[Graphics#Metadata Formats|Metadata formats related to graphics]] | ||
* [[Video#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to video]] | * [[Video#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to video]] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[:Category:Metadata]] | * [[:Category:Metadata]] | ||
| + | * [[Annotation]] | ||
| + | * [[Bibliographic data]] | ||
| + | * [[Digital watermark]] | ||
| + | * [[Elements of File Formats]] | ||
* [[Metaformats]] | * [[Metaformats]] | ||
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* [http://infomotions.com/sandbox/liam/tmp/guidebook.pdf Linked Archival Metadata: A Handbook] | * [http://infomotions.com/sandbox/liam/tmp/guidebook.pdf Linked Archival Metadata: A Handbook] | ||
* [https://www.coursera.org/course/metadata Metadata: Organizing and Discovering Information (Coursera course)] | * [https://www.coursera.org/course/metadata Metadata: Organizing and Discovering Information (Coursera course)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/03/30/tupac-2pac-music-industry-still-doesnt-know Tupac, or 2Pac? Sadly, Music Industry Still Doesn’t Know…] | ||
| + | * [https://www.avpreserve.com/news/avpreserve-releases-mdqc-version-0-3-update/ MDQC: program to read metadata of files and compare to specs] | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 19 August 2019
Metadata is extra non-critical information about the main contents of a file, or about the circumstances in which a file was created, etc.
Many, many formats contain data that could be considered to be metadata, but this page is only concerned with dedicated metadata formats which, for one reason or another, are best documented as separate formats.
Metadata is a great thing to have for publicly-available files, but there's a sinister side to it too... it's come out lately that all sorts of people are snooping into the metadata of your life (such as who you're calling or e-mailing), and this can reveal a lot about you.
Articles about individual metadata elements are usually listed in Elements of File Formats, instead of here.
Contents |
Metadata formats
- AFCP
- APE tag
- DCAT-AP
- Debian source control file
- Desktop Services Store (.DS_Store)
- disc.id
- DOS/Windows file attributes
- EPOC AIF
- Exif
- FILE_ID.DIZ
- Finder information
- ID3
- Internet Archive metadata
- IPTC
- MakerNote
- MEF (Metadata Exchange Format)
- METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard)
- MIX (Metadata for Images in XML Standard)
- mtree
- NFO
- Photoshop Image Resources
- PkgInfo
- Portland Common Data Model
- RDF
- SAUCE (Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extension)
- SRR
- SRS
- Structured Data (Wikimedia)
- Windows Shortcut
- XMP
Metadata subcategories in other formats
- Metadata formats related to archiving
- Metadata formats related to audio and music
- Metadata formats related to executables
- Metadata formats related to graphics
- Metadata formats related to video
- Metadata (and feed/syndication) formats related to the Web
See also
- Category:Metadata
- Annotation
- Bibliographic data
- Digital watermark
- Elements of File Formats
- Metaformats
Links
- Anyone Brushing Off NSA Surveillance Because It's 'Just Metadata' Doesn't Know What Metadata Is
- Metadata Equals Surveillance
- US drones could be killing the wrong people because of metadata errors
- Art as data as art
- MetaPhone: The Sensitivity of Telephone Metadata
- Misunderstanding Metadata
- Linked Archival Metadata: A Handbook
- Metadata: Organizing and Discovering Information (Coursera course)
- Tupac, or 2Pac? Sadly, Music Industry Still Doesn’t Know…
- MDQC: program to read metadata of files and compare to specs
