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The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Postgres and many more.
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+++ title = "Glossary" description = "Grafana glossary" keywords = ["grafana", "intro", "glossary", "dictionary"] type = "docs" [menu.docs] name = "Glossary" identifier = "glossary" parent = "guides" weight = 400 +++

Glossary

This topic lists words and abbreviations that are commonly used in the Grafana documentation and community.

Dashboard 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.
Data source 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.
Graph A commonly-used visualization that displays data as points, lines, or bars.
Panel Basic building block in Grafana, composed by a query and a visualization. Can be moved and resized within a dashboard.
Plugin An extension of Grafana that allows users to provide additional functionality to enhance their experience. The types of plugins currently supported are:
  • App plugin: Extends Grafana with a customized experience. It includes a set of panel and data source plugins, as well as custom pages.
  • Data source plugin: Extends Grafana with support for additional data sources.
  • Panel plugin: Extends Grafana with additional visualization options.
Query Used to request data from a data source. The structure and format of the query depend on the specific data source.
Time series A series of measurements, ordered by time. Time series are stored in data sources and returned as the result of a query.
Visualization A graphical representation of query results.