Terms: R
- Recovery alertRecovery alert is a notification that a previously failing service is healthy again.
- Recovery confirmationRecovery confirmation is evidence that a service has returned to healthy behavior after a failure.
- Recovery point objectiveRecovery point objective is the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time.
- Recovery time objectiveRecovery time objective is the maximum acceptable time to restore a service after disruption.
- ReliabilityReliability is the consistency with which a service meets its expected behavior over time.
- Request headerRequest header is metadata sent by a client with an HTTP request.
- Response headerResponse header is metadata returned by a server with an HTTP response.
- Response timeResponse time is how long a request takes until a complete response is received.
- Response-time thresholdResponse-time threshold is the maximum acceptable duration for a successful response. Teams use the term to keep checks, alerts, and reviews precise.
- RetryRetry is repeating a failed check or delivery attempt before escalating. Teams use the term to keep checks, alerts, and reviews precise.
- Root-cause analysisRoot-cause analysis is structured investigation into why an incident happened.