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Add Fleet and Elastic Agent terminology to glossary (elastic#1637)
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[[glossary-agent-policy]] Agent policy::
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A collection of inputs and settings that defines the data to be collected by {agent}.
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An agent policy can be applied to a single agent or shared by a group of agents;
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this makes it easier to manage many agents at scale.
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See {fleet-guide}/agent-policy.html[{agent} policies].
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//Source: Observability
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[[glossary-allocator]] allocator::
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Manages hosts that contain {es} and {kib} nodes. Controls the lifecycle of these
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nodes by creating new <<glossary-container,containers>> and managing the nodes
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[[glossary-custom-rules]] custom rules::
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A set of conditions and actions that change the behavior of {anomaly-jobs}. You
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A set of conditions and actions that change the behavior of {anomaly-jobs}. You
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can also use filters to further limit the scope of the rules. See
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{ml-docs}/ml-rules.html[Custom rules]. {kib} refers to custom rules as job
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{ml-docs}/ml-rules.html[Custom rules]. {kib} refers to custom rules as job
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real time. {dfeeds-cap} retrieve data from {es} for analysis.
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[[glossary-dataset]] dataset::
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A collection of data that has the same structure.
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The name of a dataset typically signifies its source.
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See {fleet-guide}/data-streams.html[data stream naming scheme].
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[[glossary-dataframe-job]] {dfanalytics-job}::
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{dfanalytics-jobs-cap} contain the configuration information and metadata
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[[glossary-{agent}]] {agent}::
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A single, unified agent that you can deploy to hosts or containers to collect data and protect endpoints.
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See {fleet-guide}/fleet-overview.html[{agent} overview].
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//Source: Observability
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[[glossary-ecs]] Elastic Common Schema (ECS)::
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A document schema for Elasticsearch, for use cases such as logging and metrics.
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ECS defines a common set of fields, their datatype, and gives guidance on their
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[[glossary-epr]] Elastic Package Registry (EPR)::
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A service hosted by Elastic that stores Elastic package definitions in a central ___location.
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See the https://github.com/elastic/package-registry[EPR GitHub repository].
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//Source: Observability
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[[glossary-element]] element::
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[[glossary-fleet]] Fleet::
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Fleet provides a way to centrally manage {agent}s at scale. There are two parts: The Fleet app in {kib} provides a web-based UI to add and remotely manage agents, while the {fleet-server} provides the backend service that manages agents.
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See {fleet-guide}/fleet-overview.html[{agent} overview].
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[[glossary-{fleet-server}]] {fleet-server}::
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{fleet-server} is a component used to centrally manage {agent}s.
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It serves as a control plane for updating agent policies, collecting status information, and coordinating actions across agents.
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[[glossary-flush]] flush::
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[[glossary-inference]] inference::
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A {ml} feature that enables you to use supervised learning processes – like
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{regression} and {classification} – in a continuous fashion by using
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A {ml} feature that enables you to use supervised learning processes – like
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{regression} and {classification} – in a continuous fashion by using
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<<glossary-trained-model,trained models>> against incoming data.
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[[glossary-inference-aggregation]] inference aggregation::
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A pipeline aggregation that references a <<glossary-trained-model>> in an
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aggregation to infer on the results field of the parent bucket aggregation. It
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A pipeline aggregation that references a <<glossary-trained-model>> in an
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aggregation to infer on the results field of the parent bucket aggregation. It
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[[glossary-inference-processor]] inference processor::
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A processor specified in an ingest pipeline that uses a
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<<glossary-trained-model>> to infer against the data that is being ingested in
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A processor specified in an ingest pipeline that uses a
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<<glossary-trained-model>> to infer against the data that is being ingested in
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[[glossary-integration]] integration::
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Out-of-the-box configurations for common data sources to simplify the collection,
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An easy way for external systems to connect to the {stack}.
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Whether it's collecting data or protecting systems from security threats,
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integrations provide out-of-the-box assets to make setup easy--many with just a single click.
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[[glossary-integration-policy]] integration policy::
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An instance of an <<glossary-integration,integration>> that is configured for a specific use case,
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[[glossary-namespace]] namespace::
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A user-configurable arbitrary data grouping, such as an environment (`dev`, `prod`, or `qa`),
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[[glossary-standalone]] standalone::
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This mode allows manual configuration and management of {agent}s locally
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on the systems where they are installed.
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See {fleet-guide}/run-elastic-agent-standalone.html[Run {agent} standalone].
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[[glossary-trained-model]] trained model::
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