Glossary
Short explanations of the terms used in your monitoring.
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Monitor
A data source, such as a server, website or job.
Workspace
An area organising monitors for a project or environment.
Series
Readings of one kind, with a type and unit.
Gauge and counter
A gauge is a current value. A counter is a running total, whose increases can be shown as a rate.
Heartbeat
A regular device check-in. It does not confirm every measurement.
Summary
Readings combined into a time interval, such as one minute.
Incident
The timeline of an alarm condition from its start to recovery.
Scope
An allowed kind of access, such as reading telemetry or editing settings.
Magic link and action code
A magic link signs you in; an action code confirms a particular sensitive change.
Related guides
- Accounts, workspaces and monitors
Understand how workspaces, monitors and measurement series fit together.
- Measurements, counters and summaries
Use current measurements or running counters and understand chart summaries.
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