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n.,
n.,
 A controlled vocabulary for metadata element values and encoding structures. [Computer and Information Sciences] : metadata element set [Archives] 
n.,
 A particular collection of metadata elements associated with a set of values for those elements. [Archives] 
 (MAN) A data network intended to serve an area the size of a large city. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., A formal identification of equivalent or nearly equivalent metadata elements or groups of metadata elem
ents 