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 \section secLBDsetLayoutDesc Description of a Dataset
+The Creating a Dataset tutorial topic defines a dataset as a multidimensional array of data elements together with supporting metadata, where:
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+\li The array of elements consists of the raw data values that a user wishes to store in HDF5.
+\li The supporting metadata describes that data. The metadata is stored in the dataset (object) header of a dataset.
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+Datatype, dataspace, attribute, and storage layout information were introduced as part of the metadata associated with a dataset:
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 \section secLBDsetLayout Dataset Storage Layout
 The storage information, or storage layout, defines how the raw data values in the dataset are
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