Adaptedby

Adaptedby is a metadata term used in some content management and localization systems to denote the agent responsible for adapting a work from its source material. The field may capture who performed linguistic, cultural, or technical adaptations, rather than who created the original content.

In practice, adaptedby may reference a person, team, organization, or automated process. It is commonly encountered in schemas for digital assets, translations, and published documents, and often appears alongside related fields such as createdby, updatedby, or provenance metadata.

The value is typically stored as a name or identifier, and may appear in various formats such as adaptedBy, adapted_by, or adaptedby. Examples: 'adaptedBy': 'J. Doe' or 'adaptedBy': {'id': 'u123', 'name': 'Jane Doe'}.

Why it matters: recording who adapted content supports provenance, licensing compliance, and accountability. It helps downstream users evaluate potential differences between the original and adapted versions and informs revision histories and quality control.

Limitations and notes: Adaptedby is not a universal standard; implementation varies by system. Identity resolution, privacy, and access controls may affect what can be stored, and some schemas prefer broader fields such as 'modifiedBy' or 'contributor' to cover all types of edits.

See also: provenance, versioning, createdBy, updatedBy, modifiedBy, licensing metadata. References: standard metadata practices such as Dublin Core and PROV-O provide context for recording agents and activities in provenance chains.