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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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+[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 = 4
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+# Glossary
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+This topic lists words and abbreviations that 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>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.</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td style = "vertical-align: top;">Data source</td>
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+ <td>A file, database, or service providing the data. Grafana supports a several data sources by default, and can be extended to support additional ones through plugins.</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td style = "vertical-align: top;">Graph</td>
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+ <td>A commonly-used visualization that displays data as points, lines, or bars.</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td style = "vertical-align: top;">Panel</td>
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+ <td>Basic building block in Grafana, composed by a query and a visualization. Can be moved and resized within a dashboard.</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td style = "vertical-align: top;">Plugin</td>
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+ <td>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><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.</li>
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+ <li><b>Data source plugin:</b> Extends Grafana with supports additional data sources in Grafana.</li>
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+ <li><b>Panel plugin:</b> Extends Grafana with additional visualization options.</li>
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+ </ul>
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+ </td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td style = "vertical-align: top;">Query</td>
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+ <td>Used to request data from a data source. The structure and format of the query depend on the specific data source.</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td style = "vertical-align: top;">Time series</td>
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+ <td>A series of measurements, ordered by time. Time series are stored in data sources and returned as the result of a query.</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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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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