Why "Metataxis"? | ||
Metataxis (meta-tak-sIs): A change in the ordering of things. Derived from the ancient Greek meta tassw (meta tasso) and inspired by the words Metadata and Taxonomy. Meta-: Prefix, from Latin or Greek, among, with, after, from meta among, with, after; akin to Old English mid, mith, with, Old High German mit. [1] Occurring later than or in succession to: after. [2] Situated behind or beyond. [3] Later or more highly organised or specialised form of. Data: from Latin, plural of datum. [1] Factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. [2] Information output by a sensing device or organ that must be processed to be meaningful. [3] Information in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed. Taxonomy: 1828, from French taxonomie, from Greek. taxis "arrangement" + -nomia "method," from -nomos "managing," from nemein "manage". Metadata: Data about data, or information about information. In practice, metadata comprises a structured set of descriptive elements to describe an information resource or, more generally, any definable entity. |
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