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Glossary

A

Audit
Review of logs for the purpose of verifying that IT policies are correctly implemented

B

Batch Processing
Collective sequential processing of a large number of records that require the same operation

E

Event
Any occurence in a computerized and networked system that registers as a sender or receiver of signals

I

Ingestion
Collection of data from a source for specific purpose of use

M

Management
The policy implemented to handle log lines after they have been processed

N

Normalization
The process of transforming data points with the intention of rendering them more suitable for use by a data consumer

P

Parquet File
An open source, columnar storage file format
Pipeline
Pre-configured processing logic for a data stream
Processor
A component that performs a specific operation on streaming data

R

Routing
Sending or directing a data stream to a destination for further processing or analysis

S

Supervisor
The component that checks the health of the processes. It restarts stopped services, cleans up the temp folder, etc.

T

Template
Container object with selection and/or processing logic for an incoming data stream

V

Vectorized Processing
Some sort of processing