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-====== Metadata ======+{{fa>info-circle?48&align=right}} 
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-//Information on data(sets), can exist separately from datasets.//+//Information available during data acquisition//
  
 The simplest incarnation of metadata is all necessary information obtained during data acquisition that usually gets stored in a file and read upon data import. A [[..:dataset:|dataset]] contains these metadata together with the numerical data. The simplest incarnation of metadata is all necessary information obtained during data acquisition that usually gets stored in a file and read upon data import. A [[..:dataset:|dataset]] contains these metadata together with the numerical data.
  
 Metadata are best stored in simple yet structured text files that focus on human readability and writability, while retaining machine readability. Metadata are best stored in simple yet structured text files that focus on human readability and writability, while retaining machine readability.
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