Metadata
Metadata is information that describes every piece of information managed by the CLR. It is automatically generated as a part of the compilation process. Elements of metadata include information on assemblies, types, and attributes:
Assemblies. Metadata provides identity by expressing assembly name, version, culture, and/or public key. It tells what types are exported and which types are referenced. Assembly security is also described through meta-data.
Types. Type information includes the type name, visibility, base classes, and implemented interfaces. There is metadata for type members, such as methods, fields, properties, indexers, events, and nested types.
Attributes. Attribute metadata comes from user-defined custom attributes, compiler-defined ...
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