General metadata description 03-md.md

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 In the simplest terms, metadata is **data** about data. So in general, metadata provides us with information about other data, but does not tell us anything about the content of the data itself. 
 
+For example: When you use your smartphone camera to take photos of your loved one, your device automatically creates the corresponding metadata regarding that photograph. The metadata in this case encapsulates:
+1. Name of file
+2. Type of file
+3. Size of file
+4. Creation date of file
+5. Width of photograph
+6. Height of photograph
+
 # Metadata standards
 1. from general to more specific more microbiology? >other github page
 2. metadatastandards intro for microbiology: etc