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title = "Glossary"
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description = "Grafana glossary"
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keywords = ["grafana", "intro", "glossary", "dictionary"]
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type = "docs"
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aliases = ["/docs/grafana/latest/guides/glossary"]
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[menu.docs]
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name = "Glossary"
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identifier = "glossary"
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parent = "guides"
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weight = 500
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# Glossary
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This topic lists words and abbreviations that are commonly used in the Grafana documentation and community.
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Dashboard</td>
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<td>
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A set of one or more panels, organized and arranged into one or more rows, that provide an at-a-glance view of related information.
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Data source</td>
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<td>
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A file, database, or service providing the data. Grafana supports a several data sources by default, and can be extended to support additional data sources through plugins.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Exemplar</td>
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An exemplar is any data that serves as a detailed example of one of the observations aggregated into a metric. An exemplar contains the observed value together with an optional timestamp and arbitrary labels, which are typically used to reference a trace.
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Graph</td>
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A commonly-used visualization that displays data as points, lines, or bars.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Panel</td>
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Basic building block in Grafana, composed by a query and a visualization. Can be moved and resized within a dashboard.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Plugin</td>
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An extension of Grafana that allows users to provide additional functionality to enhance their experience. The types of plugins currently supported are:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<b>App plugin:</b> Extends Grafana with a customized experience. It includes a set of panel and data source plugins, as well as custom pages.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Data source plugin:</b> Extends Grafana with support for additional data sources.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Panel plugin:</b> Extends Grafana with additional visualization options.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Query</td>
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Used to request data from a data source. The structure and format of the query depend on the specific data source.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Time series</td>
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A series of measurements, ordered by time. Time series are stored in data sources and returned as the result of a query.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Trace</td>
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An observed execution path of a request through a distributed system. For more information, refer to [What is Distributed Tracing?](https://opentracing.io/docs/overview/what-is-tracing/).
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Visualization</td>
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<td>A graphical representation of query results.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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