Metaphoric - (Metaphoric Interface) - This is when an object on the screen represents something in real life. A printer icon on the screen could mean "click on me and I will print it".  Metaphorical interface design could be creating a screen where the user will know instinctively what the various tools on the screen will do.

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Ancillary Data – Underlying, subordinate, secondary or subservient data. It might, depending on the situation, be associated with Metadata.

Metadata

Essence

Multichannel

PRC (Programming-related Content)


Underlying Content