Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Site | A URL under Monitoring, checked for availability at a fixed interval |
| Content watch | A monitor that tracks changes in one part of a page (price, stock, text) |
| Check | One real HTTP visit, recording status code and each stage's Response time |
| Vantage point | The region/node a check is sent from; platform nodes plus your private ones |
| Fetch node / proxy | A check endpoint you attach yourself, or an HTTP/SOCKS proxy channel |
| Incident | The state after consecutive failures hit the threshold (not a single timeout) |
| Event | Custom actions reported by wc('event',...) in Traffic analytics |
| Uptime | The share of time a site stayed normal over a period |
| Alert grading | Rules that route alerts through a different Notification channel/recipient set by site importance |
| On-call rota | A roster that rotates alert recipients by member order + cycle |
| Status page | A fullscreen status page that needs no Sign in, reached via a one-time URL |
| Page snapshot / evidence | A forensic snapshot of page content; sealed copies carry a trusted timestamp |
| Quota | Credits for consumable features like evidence and health checks, allocated per plan |
| Plan | The account tier that sets site count, minimum check interval, member seats, etc. |
| Redeem code | A code for plan time or quota, used on the redeem page |
| Trash | Deleted sites land here first and can be restored |
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