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"Metadata is "data about data". The term is ambiguous, as it is used for two fundamentally different concepts (types). Structural metadata is about the design and specification of data structures and is more properly called "data about the containers of data"; descriptive metadata, on the other hand, is about individual instances of application data, the data content.
Metadata are traditionally found in the card catalogs of libraries. As information has become increasingly digital, metadata are also used to describe digital data using metadata standards specific to a particular discipline. By describing the contents and context of data files, the quality of the original data/ files is greatly increased. For example, a webpage may include metadata specifying what language it is written in, what tools were used to create it, and where to go for more on the subject, allowing browsers to automatically improve the experience of users." [Metadata. Wikipedia]
The UML class diagram example "Metadata information model" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Rapid UML solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
UML class diagram
UML class diagram, class,
The vector stencils library "AWS Application Services" contains 12 AWS application services icons: Amazon CloudSearch, SDF metadata, Amazon SES, Email, Amazon AppStream, Amazon SQS, Queue, Message, Amazon SWF, Decider, Worker, Elastic Transcoder. Use it to draw Amazon Web Services architecture diagrams of your cloud service. The symbols example "AWS Application Services - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the AWS Architecture Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Amazon CloudSearch
Amazon CloudSearch, Amazon CloudSearch,
SDF metadata
SDF metadata, SDF metadata,
Amazon SES
Amazon SES, Amazon SES,
Email
Email, email,
Amazon AppStream
Amazon AppStream, Amazon AppStream,
Amazon SQS
Amazon SQS, Amazon SQS, Amazon Simple Queue Service,
Queue
Queue, queue,
Message
Message, message,
Amazon SWF
Amazon SWF, Amazon SWF, Amazon Simple Workflow,
Decider
Decider, decider,
Worker
Worker, worker,
Elastic Transcoder
Elastic Transcoder, Elastic Transcoder,
"An ER model is an abstract way of describing a database. In the case of a relational database, which stores data in tables, some of the data in these tables point to data in other tables - for instance, your entry in the database could point to several entries for each of the phone numbers that are yours. The ER model would say that you are an entity, and each phone number is an entity, and the relationship between you and the phone numbers is 'has a phone number'. Diagrams created to design these entities and relationships are called entity–relationship diagrams or ER diagrams.
Using the three schema approach to software engineering, there are three levels of ER models that may be developed. ...
Conceptual data model ... is the highest level ER model in that it contains the least granular detail but establishes the overall scope of what is to be included within the model set.
Logical ER model ... contains more detail than the conceptual ER model. In addition to master data entities, operational and transactional data entities are now defined.
The physical ER model is normally developed to be instantiated as a database. Therefore, each physical ER model must contain enough detail to produce a database and each physical ER model is technology dependent since each database management system is somewhat different.
Physical model ... is normally forward engineered to instantiate the structural metadata into a database management system as relational database objects such as database tables, database indexes such as unique key indexes, and database constraints such as a foreign key constraint or a commonality constraint." [Entity–relationship model. Wikipedia]
This crow's foot entity-relationship diagram (ERD) example "Educational data base" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
ERD
ERD, entity,
"A document management system (DMS) is a computer system (or set of computer programs) used to track and store electronic documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions modified by different users (history tracking). The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management systems. It is often viewed as a component of enterprise content management (ECM) systems and related to digital asset management, document imaging, workflow systems and records management systems. ...
Document management systems commonly provide storage, versioning, metadata, security, as well as indexing and retrieval capabilities." [Document management system. Wikipedia]
The block diagram example "Document management system architecture" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Block Diagrams solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
System architecture diagram
System architecture diagram, block diagram,

UML diagram, UML modeling Rapid UML

UML diagram, UML modeling
Rapid UML solution extends ConceptDraw PRO software with templates, samples and libraries of vector stencils for quick drawing the UML diagrams using Rapid Draw technology.

UML diagram, UML modeling Rapid UML

UML diagram, UML modeling
Rapid UML solution extends ConceptDraw PRO software with templates, samples and libraries of vector stencils for quick drawing the UML diagrams using Rapid Draw technology.