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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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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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. | ||
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== Metadata formats == | == Metadata formats == | ||
| + | * [[AFCP]] | ||
| + | * [[APE tag]] | ||
| + | * [[DCAT-AP]] | ||
| + | * [[Debian source control file]] | ||
| + | * [[DESCRIPT.ION]] | ||
| + | * [[Desktop Services Store]] (.DS_Store) | ||
| + | * [[disc.id]] | ||
| + | * [[DOS/Windows file attributes]] | ||
| + | * [[EA DATA. SF]] | ||
| + | * [[EPOC AIF]] | ||
* [[Exif]] | * [[Exif]] | ||
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* [[FILE_ID.DIZ]] | * [[FILE_ID.DIZ]] | ||
| + | * [[Finder information]] | ||
| + | * [[freedesktop.org Desktop Entry]] | ||
* [[ID3]] | * [[ID3]] | ||
* [[Internet Archive metadata]] | * [[Internet Archive metadata]] | ||
| − | * [[IPTC]] | + | * [[IPTC-IIM]] |
| + | * [[IPTC Photo Metadata]] | ||
| + | * [[JUMBF]] | ||
| + | * [[Mac OS Alias]] | ||
| + | * [[MakerNote]] | ||
| + | * [[MEF (Metadata Exchange Format)]] | ||
| + | * [[METS]] (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard) | ||
| + | * [[MIX (metadata)|MIX]] (Metadata for Images in XML Standard) | ||
| + | * [[mtree]] | ||
| + | * [[net.CyberCards]] | ||
| + | * [[NFO]] | ||
| + | * [[Nikon Sidecar]] (.nksc) | ||
| + | * [[OS/2 extended attributes]] | ||
* [[Photoshop Image Resources]] | * [[Photoshop Image Resources]] | ||
| + | * [[PkgInfo]] | ||
| + | * [[Portland Common Data Model]] | ||
| + | * [[RDF]] | ||
| + | * [[SAUCE]] (Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extension) | ||
* [[SRR]] | * [[SRR]] | ||
* [[SRS]] | * [[SRS]] | ||
| + | * [[Title metadata]] | ||
| + | * [[Structured Data (Wikimedia)]] | ||
* [[Windows Shortcut]] | * [[Windows Shortcut]] | ||
* [[XMP]] | * [[XMP]] | ||
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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]] | ||
| + | * [[Radio#Digital data and metadata|Metadata formats related to radio or broadcasting]] | ||
* [[Video#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to video]] | * [[Video#Metadata formats|Metadata formats related to video]] | ||
| + | * [[Web#Feeds, syndication, and metadata|Metadata (and feed/syndication) formats related to the Web]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[:Category:Metadata]] | * [[:Category:Metadata]] | ||
| + | * [[Annotation]] | ||
| + | * [[Bibliographic data]] | ||
| + | * [[Digital watermark]] | ||
| + | * [[Elements of File Formats]] | ||
* [[Metaformats]] | * [[Metaformats]] | ||
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* [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130708/01453123733/anyone-brushing-off-nsa-surveillance-because-its-just-metadata-doesnt-know-what-metadata-is.shtml Anyone Brushing Off NSA Surveillance Because It's 'Just Metadata' Doesn't Know What Metadata Is] | * [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130708/01453123733/anyone-brushing-off-nsa-surveillance-because-its-just-metadata-doesnt-know-what-metadata-is.shtml Anyone Brushing Off NSA Surveillance Because It's 'Just Metadata' Doesn't Know What Metadata Is] | ||
* [https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/metadata_equals.html Metadata Equals Surveillance] | * [https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/metadata_equals.html Metadata Equals Surveillance] | ||
| + | * [http://boingboing.net/2014/02/10/us-drones-could-be-killing-the.html US drones could be killing the wrong people because of metadata errors] | ||
| + | * [https://ironholds.org/art-as-data-as-art/ Art as data as art] | ||
| + | * [http://webpolicy.org/2014/03/12/metaphone-the-sensitivity-of-telephone-metadata/ MetaPhone: The Sensitivity of Telephone Metadata] | ||
| + | * [http://erikpiil.com/2014/07/08/misunderstanding-metadata.html Misunderstanding Metadata] | ||
| + | * [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)] | ||
| + | * [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] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:02, 7 June 2024
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 |
[edit] Metadata formats
- AFCP
- APE tag
- DCAT-AP
- Debian source control file
- DESCRIPT.ION
- Desktop Services Store (.DS_Store)
- disc.id
- DOS/Windows file attributes
- EA DATA. SF
- EPOC AIF
- Exif
- FILE_ID.DIZ
- Finder information
- freedesktop.org Desktop Entry
- ID3
- Internet Archive metadata
- IPTC-IIM
- IPTC Photo Metadata
- JUMBF
- Mac OS Alias
- MakerNote
- MEF (Metadata Exchange Format)
- METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard)
- MIX (Metadata for Images in XML Standard)
- mtree
- net.CyberCards
- NFO
- Nikon Sidecar (.nksc)
- OS/2 extended attributes
- Photoshop Image Resources
- PkgInfo
- Portland Common Data Model
- RDF
- SAUCE (Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extension)
- SRR
- SRS
- Title metadata
- Structured Data (Wikimedia)
- Windows Shortcut
- XMP
[edit] 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 radio or broadcasting
- Metadata formats related to video
- Metadata (and feed/syndication) formats related to the Web
[edit] See also
- Category:Metadata
- Annotation
- Bibliographic data
- Digital watermark
- Elements of File Formats
- Metaformats
[edit] 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
