A library catalog is metadata because it describes publications.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The term metadata breaks down into an an interesting definition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caprica And The MCP Chip That Starts It All] Reference

Importantly, the metadata is also the basis for search and retrieval. at.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference

Another feature that I like about the metadata is the list of subject categories.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Digital Library System (dls): Gateway to Digital Media] Reference

What metadata is present: The metadata is limited but useful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: The September 11 Digital Archive] Reference

I am not anti-DRM (since realistically the CC metadata is DRM).    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference

In addition, very little metadata is provided about each image.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference

What metadata is present: The format that is used is Dublin Core.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference

Gathering reliable metadata is probably not even feasible in most contexts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Blogs as information spaces] Reference

No metadata is provided for the works, just simple descriptors - for example.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

(Hint: I no longer believe in metadata as it is currently used in repositories).    From Wordnik.com.  [Global, not institutional, repositories FTW] Reference

Some of the metadata is hyperlinked to connect images labeled with related terms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Hudson River Valley Heritage Digital Collections] Reference

The presentation of documents and their associated metadata is consistent throughout.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Profiles in Science] Reference

For instance, after doing a search for "rainbow," the following metadata is available: at.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

Navigation Microsoft Enterprise Search can utilize highly relevant compound term metadata.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Gathered all titles/filenames in metadata, regardless of whether it was in central database.    From Wordnik.com.  [TPRC, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition] Reference

For instance, metadata is necessary to create reliable relationships between diverse content.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Blogs as information spaces] Reference

What metadata is present: The metadata that is present is extremely limited and inconsistent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

According to the website, codex metadata is used to describe the objects for a scholarly audience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Codices Electronici Sangallenses] Reference

What metadata is present: The metadata readily available to view with each item and is very extensive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archive] Reference

The structural metadata is stored in a DB2 (database management system) and maintained on a UNIX server.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference

The metadata is detailed but not overwhelming; nor does it detract from the overall feel of the exhibit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows, Dreams, and Substance] Reference

Only lawyers start from the premise that metadata is designed to be hidden, almost never to be disclosed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Legal Underground:] Reference

Photo metadata is added passively and adds to the stickiness of the site by filling it with relevant data.    From Wordnik.com.  [Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » Casual Games =~ Social Software] Reference

Another piece of information that could have been included in the metadata is the item’s tie to Indiana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference

I called the metadata service to get a list of which fields are valid for create and created an ArrayList full of them.    From Wordnik.com.  [MSDN Blogs] Reference

Unfortunately, metadata is required to enable the kind of content transformations that will increase the usefulness of a site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Blogs as information spaces] Reference

However, it doesn't appear to have been processed through optical character recognition and very little metadata is available.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: History of Science at Univ of Oklahoma] Reference

However, the metadata is very sparse so it would be difficult to find something if you didn't know the author or the full title. at.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: History of Science at Univ of Oklahoma] Reference

Other useful features: there are a number of integrated services to help you discover new music, there's a built in metadata editor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

They imported their metadata from the National Agricultural Library's catalog and have only been available to the public since 2006.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: National Agricultural Library Digital Repository (NALDR)] Reference

Any information available in the metadata is retained, including who issued the complaint and how long the video was up before takedown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

The use of XHTML means the base CDL site metadata is easily manipulated and could be used even if the site undergoes significant changes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: California Digital Library] Reference

Identifying metadata is available next to each image; more information (if available) is able to be viewed from the "Full Record" option.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference

All this metadata is valuable. however not all this metadata is accessible and that which is, I’m not sure how to present it to the user.    From Wordnik.com.  [Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » Web 2.0 needs Data 2.0, Data 2.0 needs MetaData 2.0] Reference

The idea is to separate the metadata from the post content, that’s all.    From Wordnik.com.  [New microsyntax for Twitter: three pointers and the slasher | FactoryCity] Reference

These installable units are contained in so called metadata repositories.    From Wordnik.com.  [PlanetJava] Reference

Most JPEG images include hidden information, called the metadata or EXIF information.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mobile Gazette] Reference

The metadata is pretty light: they aren’t fully cataloged to include editions, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference