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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst
--- a/docs/glossary.rst
+++ b/docs/glossary.rst
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@
extrinsic metadata
- Non-executable information obtained outside source code artifacts,
- such as from a forge API.
+ Metadata about software that is not shipped as part of the software source
+ code, but is available instead via out-of-band means. For example,
+ homepage, maintainer contact information, and popularity information
+ ("stars") as listed on GitHub/GitLab repository pages.
+
See also: :term:`intrinsic metadata`.
journal
@@ -92,8 +95,12 @@
intrinsic metadata
- Non-executable information extracted from code artifacts, such as
- license headers, `debian/control`, or `package.json`.
+ Metadata about software that is shipped as part of the source code of the
+ software itself or as part of related artifacts (e.g., revisions,
+ releases, etc). For example, metadata that is shipped in `PKG-INFO` files
+ for Python packages, `pom.xml` for Maven-based Java projects,
+ `debian/control` for Debian packages, `metadata.json` for NPM, etc.
+
See also: :term:`extrinsic metadata`.
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