Observability
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Observability is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being observable.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state of being observable.
More Meanings
- (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is observable.
- (computing, distributed computing) The ability to collect data about the execution of distributed programs, especially the interaction among its components.
Example Sentences
In other words, SREs are directly responsible for the effectiveness of observability.
Observability is defined as the ability to understand the internal state of a system by only looking at external outputs of the system. […] Observability builds on monitoring and enables you to gain insights about the internal state of your application.
“In 2018, we saw many companies that are cloud-native and in the tech sector talking about observability,” he said. “Last year, we saw this becoming more mainstream, with large organizations adopting cloud-native technologies and becoming interested in observability.”
Word Forms
- observabilities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include observableness, observationality, unobservability, unobservableness, visibility, detectability.
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