From 77cea455712672dee3850f61b3be66a2dadc6644 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pierwill <19642016+pierwill@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:19:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update "point" definition in glossary --- content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md b/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md index 54b9ac46a..d46a7eebb 100644 --- a/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md +++ b/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md @@ -620,9 +620,11 @@ An operator (`|>`) used in Flux to chain operations together. Specifies the outp In InfluxDB, a point represents a single data record, similar to a row in a SQL database table. Each point: -- Has four components: a measurement, a tag set, a field set, and a timestamp. -- Is represented by one row in [line protocol](/v2.0/reference/line-protocol/). -- Is uniquely identified by its series and timestamp. In a series, each point has a unique timestamp. If you write a point to a series with a timestamp that matches an existing point, the field set becomes a union of the old and new field set, where any ties go to the new field set. +- has a measurement, a tag set, a field key, a field value, and a timestamp; +- is uniquely identified by its series and timestamp. + +In a series, each point has a unique timestamp. +If you write a point to a series with a timestamp that matches an existing point, the field set becomes a union of the old and new field set, where any ties go to the new field set. Related entries: [measurement](#measurement), [tag set](#tag-set), [field set](#field-set), [timestamp](#timestamp)