metadata

as defined in Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 of the European Parliament and of the Council of…, Article 2, point (7) (Definitions)

structured information that makes it easier to retrieve, use or manage an information resource, including by describing, explaining or locating the source of that information;

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Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair… 32023R2854, Article 2, point (2)
a structured description of the contents or the use of data facilitating the discovery or use of that data
Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for… 32007L0002, Article 3, point (6)
information describing spatial data sets and spatial data services and making it possible to discover, inventory and use them
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air… 02017R0373-20220127, bI.p208
data about data
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and… 02009R0223-20241226, Article 3, point (4b)
any information that defines and describes data and processes