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Data that have not been organised into a specialised repository, such as a database,
but that nevertheless have associated information, such as metadata, that makes them
more amenable to processing than raw data. Semi-structured data lie somewhere between
structured and unstructured data. They are not organised in a complex manner that
makes sophisticated access and analysis possible. However, they may have information
associated with them, such as metadata tagging that allows elements contained to be
addressed.
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Expert review decision, 2021-22: No review this cycle |
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Example: A Word document is generally considered to be unstructured data. However,
metadata tags could be added in the form of keywords and other metadata that represent
the document content and make it easier for that document to be found when people
search for those terms — the data are now semi-structured. Nevertheless, the document
still lacks the complex organisation of a database, so falls short of being fully
structured data
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