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| : An open-source application that receives data from [APM agents](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-apm-agent) and sends it to {{es}}. | ||
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| $$$glossary-app$$$ app | ||
| : A top-level {{kib}} component that is accessed through the side navigation. Apps include core {{kib}} components such as Discover and Dashboard, solutions like {{observability}} and Security, and special-purpose tools like Maps and {{stack-manage-app}}. | ||
| : A top-level {{kib}} component that is accessed through the [navigation menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-navigation-menu). Apps include core {{kib}} components such as Discover and Dashboard, solutions like {{observability}} and Security, and special-purpose tools like Maps and {{stack-manage-app}}. | ||
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| $$$glossary-application-menu$$$ application menu | ||
| : The bar above the [workspace](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-workspace) in {{kib}} that hosts actions specific to the active [app](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-app). | ||
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| $$$glossary-auto-follow-pattern$$$ auto-follow pattern | ||
| : [Index pattern](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-index-pattern) that automatically configures new [indices](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-index) as [follower indices](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-follower-index) for [{{ccr}}](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-ccr). See [Manage auto-follow patterns](/deploy-manage/tools/cross-cluster-replication/manage-auto-follow-patterns.md). | ||
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| $$$CA$$$CA | ||
| : Certificate authority. An entity that issues digital certificates to verify identities over a network. | ||
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| $$$glossary-classic-view$$$ classic view | ||
| : The non-solution option in the [solution view](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-solution-view) setting in {{kib}}. The classic view surfaces all solutions in a [space](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-space) through a multi-layered [navigation menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-navigation-menu), instead of a navigation dedicated to a single solution. Don't use "Classic" on its own to refer to the navigation, because it's also used in Discover to refer to the Classic mode (as opposed to {{esql}} mode). | ||
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| $$$glossary-client-forwarder$$$ client forwarder | ||
| : Used for secure internal communications between various components of {{ece}} and ZooKeeper. | ||
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| The term "{{es}}" has several additional meanings depending on the context in which it is used: | ||
| - {{es}} is the name of a [**project** type](/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/create-serverless-project.md) on {{serverless-full}}, tailored for general-purpose search use cases. | ||
| - {{es}} is also the name of a **solution** in other Elastic deployment types. Each [space](#glossary-space) has its own navigation or **solution view**. | ||
| - {{es}} is also the name of a **solution** in other Elastic deployment types. Each [space](#glossary-space) has its own [solution view](#glossary-solution-view). | ||
| - The **{{es}} platform** (also known as the Elastic platform or Search AI Platform) is the umbrella term for Elastic's full suite of products and capabilities, built on the core {{es}} technology. It encompasses what was initially known as the {{stack}}, extended with additional capabilities (such as the Search AI Lake) to power Elastic's various deployment types and managed services. | ||
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| $$$glossary-elasticsearch-service$$$ Elasticsearch Service | ||
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| $$$glossary-flush$$$ flush | ||
| : Writes data from the [transaction log](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/index-settings/translog.md) to disk for permanent storage. | ||
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| $$$glossary-flyout$$$ flyout | ||
| : A panel that slides in from the right of the [workspace](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-workspace) in {{kib}} to show contextual content for the active [app](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-app). | ||
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| $$$glossary-follower-index$$$ follower index | ||
| : Target [index](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-index) for [{{ccr}}](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-ccr). A follower index exists in a [local cluster](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-local-cluster) and replicates a [leader index](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-leader-index). See [{{ccr-cap}}](/deploy-manage/tools/cross-cluster-replication.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-geojson$$$ GeoJSON | ||
| : A format for representing geospatial data. GeoJSON is also a file-type, commonly used in the **Maps** application to upload a file of geospatial data. See [GeoJSON data](/explore-analyze/visualize/maps/indexing-geojson-data-tutorial.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-global-header$$$ global header | ||
| : The top bar of the {{kib}} chrome that hosts global controls, such as the global search field and the [space](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-space) switcher. | ||
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| $$$glossary-graph$$$ graph | ||
| : A data structure and visualization that shows interconnections between a set of entities. Each entity is represented by a node. Connections between nodes are represented by [edges](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-edge). See [Graph](/explore-analyze/visualize/graph.md). | ||
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| ## L [l-glos] | ||
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| $$$glossary-labs$$$ labs | ||
| : An in-progress or experimental feature in **Canvas** or **Dashboard** that you can try out and provide feedback. When enabled, you'll see **Labs** in the toolbar. | ||
| : An in-progress or experimental feature in **Canvas** or **Dashboard** that you can try out and provide feedback. When enabled, you'll see **Labs** in the [application menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-application-menu). | ||
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| $$$glossary-leader-index$$$ leader index | ||
| : Source [index](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-index) for [{{ccr}}](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-ccr). A leader index exists on a [remote cluster](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-remote-cluster) and is replicated to [follower indices](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-follower-index). See [{{ccr-cap}}](/deploy-manage/tools/cross-cluster-replication.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-namespace$$$ namespace | ||
| : A user-configurable arbitrary data grouping, such as an environment (`dev`, `prod`, or `qa`), a team, or a strategic business unit. | ||
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| $$$glossary-navigation-menu$$$ navigation menu | ||
| : The primary navigation panel on the left side of {{kib}}. Its contents and structure depend on the active [solution view](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-solution-view) in the current [space](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-space). When a top-level item expands into sub-items, those sub-items appear in the [secondary navigation](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-secondary-navigation). Not to be confused with the [sidebar](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-sidebar), which is a separate panel on the right side of {{kib}}. | ||
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| $$$glossary-nlp$$$ natural language processing (NLP) | ||
| : A {{ml}} feature that enables you to perform operations such as language identification, named entity recognition (NER), text classification, or text embedding. See [NLP overview](/explore-analyze/machine-learning/nlp/ml-nlp-overview.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-searchable-snapshot$$$ searchable snapshot | ||
| : [Snapshot](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-snapshot) of an [index](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-index) mounted as a [searchable snapshot index](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-searchable-snapshot-index). You can search this index like a regular index. See [searchable snapshots](/deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/searchable-snapshots.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-secondary-navigation$$$ secondary navigation | ||
| : The panel that opens to the right of the [navigation menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-navigation-menu) in {{kib}} when a top-level item expands into sub-items. | ||
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| $$$glossary-segment$$$ segment | ||
| : Data file in a [shard](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-shard)'s Lucene instance. {{es}} manages Lucene segments automatically. | ||
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| $$$glossary-shrink$$$ shrink | ||
| : Reduces the number of [primary shards](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-primary-shard) in an index. | ||
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| $$$glossary-sidebar$$$ sidebar | ||
| : A global, resizable panel on the right side of {{kib}} where plugins can register apps, such as the {{agent-builder}} chat. Unlike a [flyout](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-flyout), which is contextual to the active app, the sidebar persists across apps. Not to be confused with the [navigation menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-navigation-menu), which is the primary navigation panel on the left side of {{kib}}. | ||
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| $$$glossary-snapshot-lifecycle-policy$$$ snapshot lifecycle policy | ||
| : Specifies how frequently to perform automatic backups of a cluster and how long to retain the resulting [snapshots](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-snapshot). See [Automate snapshots with {{slm-init}}](/deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/create-snapshots.md#automate-snapshots-slm). | ||
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| $$$glossary-solution$$$ solution | ||
| : In {{ecloud}}, deployments with specialized [templates](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-deployment-template) that are pre-configured with sensible defaults and settings for common use cases. | ||
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| $$$glossary-solution-view$$$ solution view | ||
| : The per-[space](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-space) setting that controls the [navigation menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-navigation-menu) in {{kib}}. Possible values are Search, {{observability}}, Security, or [Classic](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-classic-view). The first three values display a navigation dedicated to that solution; Classic surfaces all solutions through a multi-layered navigation menu. | ||
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| $$$glossary-source_field$$$ source field | ||
| : Original JSON object provided during [indexing](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-index). See the [`_source` field](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-source-field.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-workpad$$$ workpad | ||
| : A workspace where you build presentations of your live data in [Canvas](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-canvas). See [Create a workpad](/explore-analyze/visualize/canvas.md). | ||
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| $$$glossary-workspace$$$ workspace | ||
| : The main content area of the active [app](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-app) in {{kib}}. The workspace sits below the [application menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-application-menu) and is framed by the [navigation menu](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-navigation-menu) on the left and, when present, the [sidebar](/reference/glossary/index.md#glossary-sidebar) on the right. | ||
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| ## X [x-glos] | ||
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