# Metadata ## Definition(s) ### Context: [[Nexus - Google Analytics Certificate Course|Google Analytics Certificate]] >[! Definition] >Data about data ## Examples Anything that describes something else is metadata. The cover of a book is metadata about the book. ## Related [[Descriptive metadata]] [[Structural metadata]] [[Administrative metadata]] [[Metadata repository]] ## Resources ## Flashcards The below code are generated for use with [Spaced Repetition plugin](https://github.com/st3v3nmw/obsidian-spaced-repetition/) [docs](https://www.stephenmwangi.com/obsidian-spaced-repetition/) Data about data @@@ [[Metadata]] The three types of metadata often encountered by analysts @@@ Structural, Administrative and Descriptive metadata.