Splunk® Style Guide

Splunk Style Guide

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Definition lists

Use a definition list to define a set of terms, descriptions, explanations, or associations.

You can add a paragraph break after each definition if the formatting is tight.

Qualities of definition lists

Definition lists must have the following qualities:

  • A complete lead-in sentence
  • More than one defined term
  • Up to two levels: the term, which is in bold and on its own line, and the definition, which is at least one full sentence indented on its own line
  • Parallel sentence construction
  • One action for each list item
  • End punctuation in every definition line

For more guidance on using lists, see Best practices for writing with lists.

Example

The following example of a definition list contains a complete lead-in sentence. Each item in the list uses parallel construction and complete sentences.

Splunk Cloud Platform differs from Splunk Enterprise in the following ways:

Command line interface (CLI)
Splunk Cloud Platform customers don't have access to the command line. Splunk Support must perform tasks that require CLI access.
Apps
Only Splunk inspected and approved apps are permitted to run in a Splunk Cloud Platform deployment.
License pooling
Splunk Cloud Platform doesn't allow license pooling.
Two-factor authentication
Splunk Cloud Platform doesn't support two-factor authentication.
Last modified on 25 May, 2022
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