What is metadata and its importance?

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2. #specific
3. #importance
4. #precisely
5. #other
6. #length
7. #description
8. #however
9. #containing
10. #driven
11. #metadata
12. #textual
13. #basic
14. #characteristics
15. #describes
16. #about
17. #world