A permitting director asks what "active" means for a license, while a DBA asks which tables and ETL jobs store that status. Which distinction should the metadata lead draw?
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Short Explanation
One question is "what does this word mean to the business?" The other is "where does it live and how does it move?" Different questions need different metadata—definitions versus schemas and jobs.
Full Explanation
Business metadata captures definitions, ownership, and usage context for human interpretation. Technical metadata describes physical structures, ETL/ELT jobs, and system attributes. Separating these types prevents catalog consumers from confusing semantic guidance with engineering detail. Operational metadata can further add run and freshness facts without replacing either category.