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  "definition_id": "OCOM-DEF-0003",
  "citation": "OCOM Specification. Metadata. META-METADATA-01 (OCOM-DEF-0003). Version 0.1. https://ocom.uno/vocabulary/metadata",
  "uri": "ocom:Metadata",
  "term": "Metadata",
  "slug": "metadata",
  "status": "Draft",
  "version": "0.1",
  "last_updated": "20 July 2026",
  "last_updated_iso": "2026-07-20",
  "canonical": "https://ocom.uno/vocabulary/metadata",
  "in_defined_term_set": {
    "name": "OCOM Core Vocabulary",
    "url": "https://ocom.uno/vocabulary"
  },
  "definition": "Metadata is structured information that describes the characteristics, context, or management attributes of an Object. Metadata supplements an Object but does not define its identity or operational state. Metadata may evolve throughout the lifecycle of an Object.",
  "definition_lead": "Metadata is structured information that describes the characteristics, context, or management attributes of an Object.",
  "purpose": [
    "This document defines Metadata within the OCOM Specification.",
    "Metadata provides descriptive information about an Object without altering its identity, behavior, or business meaning.",
    "Metadata supports discovery, governance, interoperability, traceability, and operational management."
  ],
  "business_meaning": [
    "Metadata enables organizations to understand, organize, discover, and govern Objects consistently across operational environments.",
    "Metadata improves interoperability by providing common descriptive attributes independent of implementation technologies."
  ],
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    "be descriptive",
    "be structured",
    "be extensible",
    "support interoperability",
    "support governance",
    "remain technology independent"
  ],
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    "required": [
      "identity attributes",
      "descriptive attributes",
      "administrative attributes",
      "governance attributes",
      "operational attributes",
      "technical attributes"
    ],
    "optional": []
  },
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      "internal": true
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    {
      "term": "Identity",
      "uri": "ocom:Identity",
      "href": "/vocabulary/identity",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Registry",
      "uri": "ocom:Registry",
      "href": "/vocabulary/registry",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Relationship",
      "uri": "ocom:Relationship",
      "href": "/vocabulary/relationship",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Reference",
      "uri": "ocom:Reference",
      "href": "/vocabulary/reference",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Lifecycle",
      "uri": "ocom:Lifecycle",
      "href": null,
      "internal": false
    },
    {
      "term": "Governance",
      "uri": "ocom:Governance",
      "href": null,
      "internal": false
    },
    {
      "term": "Evaluation",
      "uri": "ocom:Evaluation",
      "href": null,
      "internal": false
    }
  ],
  "relationship_style": "canonical",
  "relationships_lead": "Metadata is used throughout the OCOM Specification, including:",
  "relationships_note": "All managed Objects may possess Metadata.",
  "examples": [],
  "architectural_role": [],
  "headings": [
    "Purpose",
    "Definition",
    "Business Meaning",
    "Design Principles",
    "Core Characteristics",
    "Metadata Categories",
    "Metadata Lifecycle",
    "Metadata Ownership",
    "Metadata Validation",
    "Metadata Relationships",
    "Relationship to Other Specifications",
    "Independence",
    "Conformance",
    "Revision History"
  ],
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    {
      "term": "Object",
      "uri": "ocom:Object",
      "href": "/vocabulary/object"
    },
    {
      "term": "Identity",
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    },
    {
      "term": "Relationship",
      "uri": "ocom:Relationship",
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    },
    {
      "term": "Reference",
      "uri": "ocom:Reference",
      "href": "/vocabulary/reference"
    },
    {
      "term": "Registry",
      "uri": "ocom:Registry",
      "href": "/vocabulary/registry"
    },
    {
      "term": "Classification",
      "uri": "ocom:Classification",
      "href": "/vocabulary/classification"
    },
    {
      "term": "Ownership",
      "uri": "ocom:Ownership",
      "href": "/vocabulary/ownership"
    }
  ],
  "vocabulary": "core",
  "publication": true,
  "independence": [
    "metadata schemas",
    "storage mechanisms",
    "serialization formats",
    "implementation technologies"
  ],
  "conformance": [
    "support structured Metadata",
    "preserve Metadata traceability",
    "support Metadata governance",
    "allow Metadata extension",
    "remain technology independent"
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "version": "0.1",
      "date": "20 July 2026",
      "iso": "2026-07-20",
      "description": "Initial draft"
    }
  ],
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    "document": "META-METADATA-01",
    "status": "Draft",
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    "revisions": [
      {
        "version": "0.1",
        "date": "20 July 2026",
        "iso": "2026-07-20",
        "description": "Initial draft"
      }
    ]
  },
  "source_file": "docs/Meta/Metadata.md",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/DenisHogberg/OCOM/blob/main/docs/Meta/Metadata.md",
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