<meta-note> Metadata Note

Notes within the metadata of a standards document (as opposed to within the <front> matter or the narrative text <body>). Such notes are typically a prose representation of some data that may be included as part of the metadata displayed on the cover page, title page, copyright page, or amongst similar metadata.

Usage/Remarks

Best Practice

Notes such as superseding notes, adoption notes, and errata information notes are typically tagged as <meta-note>s. The @content-type attribute to distinguish note types; see @content-type page for a list of suggested values of meta-note types.
ASME Note
ASME cover blurbs should be tagged as <meta-note>s, using the @content-type attribute to distinguish note types.
Related Elements
This Tag Set contains several elements that are notes or may be used to group notes:
A note with normative content that can be part of the narrative text or inside one of the notes grouping elements in the body text, front matter, or back matter of a standard or adoption.
A note with non-normative content that can be part of the narrative text or inside one of the notes grouping elements in the body text, front matter, or back matter of a standard or adoption.
A section containing notes that may appear in the front or back matter of a standard or adoption.
A headed (titled) group of normative or non-normative notes and examples within the narrative body of a standard or adoption.
A note within the metadata of a standards or adoption document, as opposed to the other note types that occur within the front matter, body, or back matter of a document.
Attributes

Base Attributes

Models and Context
May be contained in
Model Description
The following, in order:
Tagged Samples
<meta-note> is “superseding” note
...
<std-meta>
 ...
 <abstract>
  <p>This document provides a means by which the information needed 
   for the procurement of welding consumables to a filler metal 
   specification can ...</p>
 </abstract>
 <meta-note content-type="superseding">
  <p>Supersedes AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2008 (ISO 14344:2002 MOD)</p>
 </meta-note>
</std-meta>
...
<meta-note> is “adoption” note describing double adoption
...
<adoption-front>
 <std-meta>
  <title-wrap>
   <intro>South American National Standard</intro>
   <main>IEEE guide for safety in a.c. substation grounding</main>
  </title-wrap>
  <std-ident>
   <originator>SABS</originator>
  </std-ident>
  <std-ref type="dated">SANS 725:2010</std-ref>
  <doc-ref>SANS 725:2010 (Edition 1 and IEEE Erata)</doc-ref>
  <release-date std-type="standard" 
    date-type="published"
    iso-8601-date="2010-11">2010-11</release-date>
  <meta-note content-type="adoption">
   <p>This national standard is an adoption of IEEE Std 80-2000 
    and IEEE errata, and is adopted with the permission of the 
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.</p>
  </meta-note> 
 </std-meta>    
</adoption-front>
...
There may be many <meta-note>s
...  
<meta-note content-type="superseding" id="superseding.note.reg">
 <p>Supersedes EN ISO 13849-1:2006</p>
</meta-note>
<meta-note content-type="superseding" id="superseding.note.nat">
 <p>Supersedes DIN EN ISO 13849-1:2007-07</p>
</meta-note>
<meta-note content-type="validity" id="validity.note.nat">
 <title>Start of validity</title>
 <p>This standard takes effect on 2008-12-01.</p>
 <p>DIN EN 954-1:1997-03 and DIN EN 954-1 Supplement 1:2000-01 may be 
  used in parallel until 2009-11-30 and DIN EN ISO 13849-1:2007-07 
  until 2009-12-28.</p>
</meta-note>
...
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