Difference between inode and metadata

satzie

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Hi ,
Are Inode and Metadata similar or different ?
What is the difference between the both ?
Thanks in advance
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Satz
 
metadata is a common term for data providing information about one or more other pieces of data, when inode is a type of metadata that stores basic information about a regular file, directory, or other file system object.
 
metadata is a common term for data providing information about one or more other pieces of data, when inode is a type of metadata that stores basic information about a regular file, directory, or other file system object.

You are totally right, for more information I believe the OP you should visit wikipedia
 
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