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SQL Server Metadata

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Metadata is data that describes other data. SQL Server exposes a vast array of metadata including structural metadata, which describes every object, and descriptive metadata, which describes the data itself. Metadata is exposed through a series of

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Carter, P.A. (2019). SQL Server Metadata. In: Pro SQL Server 2019 Administration. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5089-1_17

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