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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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metadata layer

/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə ˈleɪ.ər/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Where the ownership field is required and the ownership is not.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The tier that captures and serves information about data — schemas, lineage, ownership, definitions — to people and systems that need context.

Evidence

See also

data catalogA complete index of assets nobody has agreed are correct.
data contractA promise with a schema, signed by no one with the authority to keep it.
data fabricThe word chosen because every other textile was taken.
metrics storeA store for the definitions everyone agreed to centralize and continued to override locally.