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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

Data about data.

OBS

It is the structured information about the characteristics of hard copy or electronic information resources of business value (IRBV), which helps identify and manage that resource. Metadata describes how and when and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted.

Key term(s)
  • meta data

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Données relatives à des données.

OBS

Information structurée sur les caractéristiques de ressources documentaires à valeur opérationnelle (RDVO) électroniques ou papier qui en facilite l'identification et la gestion. Les métadonnées décrivent comment, quand et par qui un ensemble de données particulières a été recueilli, et comment sont formatées les données.

Key term(s)
  • méta données

Spanish

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