Machine-actionable metadata
Ukrainian: машинодієві метадані
Metadata structured so that software can not only read the
values but also interpret them and perform defined operations
with limited human intervention.
Machine actionability depends on formal properties,
identifiers, controlled values, explicit relationships and
documented rules.
Related terms:
machine-readable metadata, semantic interoperability,
controlled vocabulary
Machine-readable metadata
Ukrainian: машиночитані метадані
Metadata represented in a structured format that software can
parse and process.
Machine readability does not by itself guarantee that software
understands the meaning of every field or can act on the
information automatically.
Related terms:
JSON, XML, machine-actionable metadata
Metadata
Ukrainian: метадані
Structured information used to identify, describe, discover,
interpret, manage and connect a resource.
Metadata may describe datasets, files, software, people,
organisations, instruments, services, workflows or other
research objects.
Related terms:
metadata record, metadata schema, descriptive metadata
Metadata element or property
Ukrainian: елемент або властивість метаданих
A defined component of a metadata record used to represent a
particular characteristic or relationship.
Examples include title, creator, publication date, licence,
resource type and related identifier.
Related terms:
metadata value, metadata schema, cardinality
Metadata profile
Ukrainian: профіль метаданих
A documented set of metadata properties and rules selected for
describing a defined type of resource or supporting a defined
use case.
A profile may be a formally specified application profile or a
simpler documented set of recommended fields.
Related terms:
application profile, metadata schema, core metadata
Metadata record
Ukrainian: запис метаданих
A structured collection of metadata values describing one
identified resource.
A metadata record may be displayed on a repository landing
page, stored in a local file, exposed through an API or supplied
through a harvesting interface.
Related terms:
dataset record, metadata element, landing page
Metadata schema
Ukrainian: схема метаданих
A formal specification defining metadata properties,
structures, value types, cardinalities and technical
representations.
A schema may also provide validation rules and controlled-value
lists for machine-readable records.
Related terms:
metadata standard, application profile, validation
Metadata standard
Ukrainian: стандарт метаданих
An agreed specification defining how metadata should be
structured, interpreted or exchanged for a particular domain or
type of resource.
A standard may define properties, obligations, controlled
values, identifier schemes, technical formats and governance
procedures.
Related terms:
metadata schema, application profile, interoperability
Metadata validation
Ukrainian: валідація метаданих
The process of checking whether a metadata record satisfies
defined structural, syntactic, semantic and consistency rules.
Validation may check mandatory fields, cardinality, data types,
controlled values, identifier syntax, relationships and
cross-field conditions.
Related terms:
metadata quality, schema validation, application profile