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# System Metadata Functions
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  [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] provides the following metadata functions.  
  
## In This Section  
 [fn_helpcollations](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-helpcollations-transact-sql.md)  
  
 [fn_listextendedproperty](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-listextendedproperty-transact-sql.md)  
  
 [fn_servershareddrives](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-servershareddrives-transact-sql.md)  
  
 [fn_virtualfilestats](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-virtualfilestats-transact-sql.md)  
  
 [fn_virtualfileservermodes](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-virtualservernodes-transact-sql.md) 

 [fn_PageResCracker](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-pagerescracker-transact-sql.md)