metarepository
A metarepository is a specialized type of repository that stores metadata about other repositories. Instead of containing the actual data or code of projects, a metarepository holds information describing those projects, such as their location, version, ownership, licensing, and relationships to other projects. This metadata can be used to discover, manage, and understand distributed collections of repositories.
The primary purpose of a metarepository is to provide a centralized or consolidated view of a larger,
Metarepositories are often employed in environments with many independently managed repositories, such as large open-source projects,