hines. [Archives] 
n., A grouping of metadata elements along with their attributes, such as name, identifier, definition or relationship to
other concepts, collated for a specific purpose, community or domain. [General Dictionaries] 
n., A framewo rk that specifi es and describ es a stand ard set of metadata elements and  their int errelatio nships t
hat need to be recorded to ensure the identification of records and their authenticity. Schemas provide a formal syntax (or structure) and semantics (or defini