(1) Information attached to an object that describes the object to an application system or user.
(2) A characteristic of a shared folder file. Each extended attribute consists of a name, a value, and a set of flags.
(3) In configuration management, a configuration item (CI) attribute that is not part of the original CI definition, but is added by the customer.
(4) In change management, a request for change (RFC) type attribute that provides information that is needed to fulfill the RFC. A required RFC type attribute must be specified when an RFC of that type is created.