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Metadata Consumer
Definition
A person, organization, software program, or other entity that determines the meaning represented by an IRI or retrieves metadata about that IRI.
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Metadata consumers allow identifiers to carry reusable semantics beyond a single Statement, supporting discovery, interpretation, and shared vocabularies.
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Sources and evidence
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §3.1 — Definitions: Metadata Consumer (direct)
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §5.2.3 — Metadata (direct)