Metadata unlocks the full potential of a Fluid Topics portal. It plays a central role when configuring features such as the following:
Commonly referred to as "data about data," metadata can perform the following functions and more:
- Metadata can describe an element in a data set.
- Metadata can help structure data.
- Metadata can tell an administrator where content originated from.
- Search engines rely on metadata to improve search relevance.
- Metadata associates a key with one or more values.
Fluid Topics mobilizes AI-powered natural language processing to classify content by its metadata. The following image illustrates data ingestion and classification in Fluid Topics:
As users explore different pathways from one document to the next, metadata is the compass that guides them on their content journey.
For a conceptual overview of what metadata is and what it does for content delivery, see this entry about metadata on Wikipedia.