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/ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/ · met·a·da·ta man·age·ment
noun
  1. The systematic process of creating, storing, organizing, maintaining, and governing metadata to ensure data assets are discoverable, understandable, and usable. Effective metadata management allowed the company to quickly locate and repurpose datasets across its analytics teams.
Did you know? The term "metadata management" gained prominence with the rise of data warehouses in the early 2000s, when enterprises realized that without organized metadata, large data stores became unusable.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 17, 2026