# snomed ct metadata

## SNOMED CT metadata

SNOMED CT content (including concepts, descriptions, and relationships) that provides additional information about SNOMED content and derivatives (including reference sets).

#### Notes

* All SNOMED CT metadata concepts are subtypes of [900000000000441003 | SNOMED CT Model Component (metadata)|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000441003) .
* The top level of the metadata hierarchy represents broad groups of metadata as follows:

Top level of the SNOMED CT metadata hierarchy\
[900000000000441003 | SNOMED CT Model Component (metadata)|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000441003)

* [106237007 | Linkage concept (linkage concept)|](http://snomed.info/id/106237007)
* [370136006 | Namespace concept (namespace concept)|](http://snomed.info/id/370136006)
* [900000000000442005 | Core metadata concept (core metadata concept)|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000442005)
* [900000000000454005 | Foundation metadata concept (foundation metadata concept)|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000454005)

#### Examples

* Concept enumerations use *metadata concepts* to represent values that are applied to particular fields in release files.
* Reference set types and reference set names are represented by *metadata concepts* that are subtypes of [900000000000455006 | Reference set (foundation metadata concept)|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000455006) .

## Alternatives

* **metadata**

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