diff --git a/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md b/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md index a99aa47d4..4282cb367 100644 --- a/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md +++ b/content/v2.0/reference/glossary.md @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Related entries: [output plugin](#output-plugin) ### bin -Includes all data points less than or equal to a specified upper bound. +In a cumulative histogram, a bin includes all data points less than or equal to a specified upper bound. In a normal histogram, a bin includes all data points between the upper and lower bounds. ### block @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ In Flux, a block is a possibly empty sequence of statements within matching brac - Explicit blocks in the source code, for example: ``` -Block = "{" StatementList "} -StatementList = { Statement } +Block = "{" StatementList "} +StatementList = { Statement } ``` - Implicit blocks, including: @@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ Stores time series data and handles writes and queries. Related entries: [data node](#data-node) +### data source + +A source of data that InfluxDB collects or queries data from. Examples include InfluxDB buckets, Prometheus, Postgres, MySQL, and InfluxDB clients. + +Related entries: [bucket](#bucket) + ### data type A data type is defined by the values it can take, the programming language used, or the operations that can be performed on it. @@ -491,7 +497,6 @@ Contains internal information about the status of the system. The metastore contains the user information, buckets, shard metadata, tasks, and subscriptions. Related entries: [bucket](#bucket), [retention policy](#retention-policy-rp), [user](#user) - --> ### metric @@ -768,21 +773,16 @@ A visualization that displays the numeric value of the most recent point in a ta InfluxDB uses snappy compression to compress batches of points. To improve space and disk IO efficiency, each batch is compressed before being written to disk. -### source + ### step-plot -A visualization that displays a time series in a staircase graph. +In InfluxDB 1.x, a [step-plot graph](https://docs.influxdata.com/chronograf/v1.7/guides/visualization-types/#step-plot-graph) displays time series data in a staircase graph. In InfluxDB 2.0, generate a similar graph using the step interpolation option for [line graphs](https://v2.docs.influxdata.com/v2.0/visualize-data/visualization-types/graph/#options). ### stream @@ -792,21 +792,23 @@ Flux processes streams of data. A stream includes a series of tables over a sequ A data type used to represent text. - ## T ### TCP -InfluxDB uses TCP port 9999 for client-server communication over the InfluxDB HTTP API. +InfluxDB uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port 9999 for client-server communication over the InfluxDB HTTP API. - + ### table