logfiles
Digital activity trails
Logfiles are records that software systems automatically generate, tracking events, errors, and activities over time.
System administrators and developers examine logfiles to diagnose problems, monitor performance, or audit security: The logfiles showed someone had attempted to access the server at 3 a.m.
Also written as two words: log files.
Items logged or submitted
- timestampsRecorded times of events
- eventsThings that take place
- transactionsExchanges of value
- auditFormal accounts examination
trail · documentation · reports · summaries · notes · notations · history · chronological
One who attends tables
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- debuggingError removal from programs
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- configurationArrangement of parts
parsing · syntax · bash · scripting · root · authentication · authorization · access
Systematic fault diagnosis
- debuggingError removal from programs
- errorFault in communication
- faultImperfection or blame
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
monitoring · inspection · testing · evaluation · grep · regex · filtering · correlation
Dried, crushed loaf pieces
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
tracing · investigation · forensics · compliance · auditing · activity · sessions · logins
Organized digital information collection
- archiveStored historical records
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- encryptionConverting data into code
storage · bytes · indexing · retention · repository · restore · cache · metadata
entries
Items logged or submitted
- timestampsRecorded times of events
- eventsThings that take place
- transactionsExchanges of value
audit · trail · documentation · reports · summaries · notes · notations · history · chronological · sequential
server
One who attends tables
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- debuggingError removal from programs
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
configuration · parsing · syntax · bash · scripting · root · authentication · authorization · access · permissions
troubleshooting
Systematic fault diagnosis
diagnostics · monitoring · inspection · testing · evaluation · grep · regex · filtering · correlation · aggregation
breadcrumbs
Dried, crushed loaf pieces
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
observation · tracing · investigation · forensics · compliance · auditing · activity · sessions · logins · access
database
Organized digital information collection
- archiveStored historical records
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- compressionForcing into smaller space
encryption · storage · bytes · indexing · retention · repository · restore · cache · metadata · serialization
logfilesdata warehouse
Consolidated repository for analysis
database · analytics · structured data · dashboards · reports