metaunit
A metaunit is a conceptual construct used to describe the meta-information that accompanies a unit within a system. It acts as a higher-level container for metadata about entities, components, or data items, rather than the items themselves. It defines the surrounding information that makes the content understandable, traceable, and reusable.
Metaunits are characterized by attributes such as identity, scope, provenance, version, permissions, and relationships to other
Applications include knowledge graphs and data catalogs, where metaunits model blocks of metadata for data items;
Important distinctions: a metaunit is not the content it describes but the surrounding information that makes