Data architecture - Concept
Metadata
Information describing other data, such as what it means, who owns it or when it was updated
What's it for?
Adds useful context about information so people can understand, find and manage it.
For example…
A report records when it was refreshed and who owns its definition
For a customer dataset, metadata records its owner, refresh time, business definition and where the source data comes from.
Think of it like…
The label on a jar telling you contents, date, and who packed it—not the jam itself