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  • n., (a) The surface area underlaid or appearing to be underlaid by one or more pools; and (b) the subsurface regions vertically beneath that surface area. [The Dictionary of Canadian Law, 3rd ed. c2004]
  • n., A file’s metadata consists of all information about the file excluding its contents: File name, size, MAC times, starting cluster, permissions, attributes, etc.
  • n., An item of data consisting of a number of characters, bytes, words, or codes that are treated together, e.g., to form a number, a name, or an address. See also: data element.