Splunk® Style Guide

Splunk Style Guide

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Avoid anthropomorphisms

Anthropomorphism is attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects. Computers don't think, want, worry, or do other things that are uniquely human. Avoid anthropomorphisms in your writing.

Correct
The forwarder sends data to the location that you set in the configuration file.
Processing components process the data.
Incorrect
The configuration file tells the forwarder where to send the data.
Processing components handle the data.
Last modified on 25 May, 2022
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