A recording medium storing linking type information, a method of processing a defective area in the medium and recording andor reproducing apparatus therefor. A plurality of electrical conductors is carried by the carrier, a plurality of electrodes being connected in spaced relationship to each conductor. The opening is designed to receive the fluid outlet end therein. The query information is extracted from the workload and stored in a structured workload information data structure according to the schema based on the desired end usage of the information such as ad hoc querying or information exchange.