Meta Data Services
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Meta Data Services is an object-oriented repository technology that can be integrated with enterprise information systems or with applications that process meta data.
A number of Microsoft technologies use Meta Data Services as a native store for object definitions or as a platform for deploying meta data. One of the ways in which Microsoft SQL Server 2000 uses Meta Data Services is to store versioned DTS Packages. In Microsoft Visual Studio Meta Data Services supports the exchange of model data with other development tools.
You can use Meta Data Services for your own purposes: as a component of an integrated information system, as a native store for custom applications that process meta data, or as a storage and management service for sharing reusable models. You can also extend Meta Data Services to provide support for new tools for resale or customize it to satisfy internal tool requirements.
