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# OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions
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The Semantic Conventions define a common set of (semantic) attributes which provide meaning to data when collecting, producing and consuming it.
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The Semantic Conventions specify among other things span names and kind, metric instruments and units as well as attribute names, types, meaning and valid values. For a detailed definition of the Semantic Conventions' scope see [Semantic Conventions Stability](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#semantic-conventions-stability).
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The benefit to using Semantic Conventions is in following a common naming scheme that can be standardized across a codebase, libraries, and platforms. This allows easier correlation and consumption of data.
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Semantic Conventions are defined for the following areas:
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* **[General](general/README.md): General Semantic Conventions**.
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* [Cloud Providers](cloud-providers/README.md): Semantic Conventions for cloud providers libraries.
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* [CloudEvents](cloudevents/README.md): Semantic Conventions for the CloudEvents specification.
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* [Database](database/README.md): Semantic Conventions for database operations.
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* [Exceptions](exceptions/README.md): Semantic Conventions for exceptions.
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* [FaaS](faas/README.md): Semantic Conventions for Function as a Service (FaaS) operations.
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* [Feature Flags](feature-flags/README.md): Semantic Conventions for feature flag evaluations.
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* [HTTP](http/README.md): Semantic Conventions for HTTP client and server operations.
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* [Messaging](messaging/README.md): Semantic Conventions for messaging operations and systems.
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* [Object Stores](object-stores/README.md): Semantic Conventions for object stores operations.
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* [RPC](rpc/README.md): Semantic Conventions for RPC client and server operations.
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* [System](system/README.md): System Semantic Conventions.
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Semantic Conventions by signals:
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* [Events](general/events.md): Semantic Conventions for event data.
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* [Logs](general/logs.md): Semantic Conventions for logs data.
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* [Metrics](general/metrics.md): Semantic Conventions for metrics.
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* [Resource](resource/README.md): Semantic Conventions for resources.
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* [Trace](general/trace.md): Semantic Conventions for traces and spans.
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