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# General semantic conventions

This document defines general Semantic Conventions for spans, metrics, logs and events.

The following general Semantic Conventions are defined:

* **[General attributes](attributes.md): General semantic attributes**.
* [Events](events.md): General Semantic Conventions for events.
* [Logs](logs.md): General Semantic Conventions for logs.
* [Metrics](metrics.md): General Semantic Conventions for metrics.
* [Spans](trace.md): General Semantic Conventions for traces / spans.
