Which term stores document metadata or coding information?

• A. Workspace
• B. Layout
• C. Field
• D. Choice

Answer: (C)

Metadata about a document is kept in fields. A field is a specific data element designed to hold a piece of information about a document, such as author, date, or a review coder’s decisions. In e-discovery systems, fields are the structured places where coding information and other metadata live, so they can be searched, filtered, and reported on. The other terms don’t store metadata: a workspace is simply a container for organizing documents, a layout determines how information is shown in the interface, and a term like choice isn’t the standard label for metadata storage.