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- AlertAlert is a message that tells someone a monitored condition needs attention.
- Alert channelAlert channel is a configured destination for alert delivery such as email or Slack.
- Alert deduplicationAlert deduplication is suppressing repeated identical alerts while a condition remains open.
- Alert deliveryAlert delivery is the attempt to send an alert to a channel and record the outcome.
- Alert fatigueAlert fatigue is desensitization caused by too many low-value alerts.
- Alert retryAlert retry is sending an alert again after a delivery attempt failed.
- Alert routingAlert routing is rules that decide which channels receive which events.
- Alert ruleAlert rule is a specific condition that maps events to channels or suppression behavior.
- APIAPI is an interface that lets software request work from other software over a defined contract.
- API endpointAPI endpoint is a specific URL and method that performs one API operation.
- API health checkAPI health check is a request that reports whether an API is ready to serve traffic.
- API monitoringAPI monitoring checks HTTP endpoints on a schedule to confirm status codes, timing, and response content still match expectations.
- Audit logAudit log is a recorded history of important actions taken in an account.
- AvailabilityAvailability is the share of time a service was able to fulfill its intended function.
- Availability checkAvailability check is a probe that asks whether a dependency or service is available now. Teams use the term to keep checks, alerts, and reviews precise.
- Availability monitoringAvailability monitoring is measuring whether a service is usable when expected. Teams use the term to keep checks, alerts, and reviews precise.