segment


segment

noun

A searchable part of an event. Splunk Enterprise breaks events into segments, a process known as "segmentation," at index time and at search time.

Segmentation is highly configurable. Index-time segmentation affects indexing and search speed, disk compression, and the ability to use typeahead functionality. Search-time segmentation affects search speed and the ability to create searches by selecting items from search results.

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