Holistics Design System

Word list ​

Users rely on consistent labels to predict how an interface behaves. This list defines our terminology, so we use the same word for the same thing.

For guidance not on this page, we defer to these style guides:

Things ​

A

  • AQL (Analytical Querying Language)
  • AMQL (Analytics Modeling and Querying Language)
  • AML (Analytical Modeling Language)
  • aggregate awareness

B

C

  • canvas dashboard
  • dashboard
  • Canal
  • custom field

D

  • data model
  • dataset
  • database
  • data source
  • data warehouse
  • demo
  • Development
  • development mode
  • dbt
  • drill-down, drill-through

E

F

  • filter
  • interactive control (IC)
  • field

G

  • Git sync

H

  • Holistics
  • Holistics Playground

I

  • ID

J

K

L

M

  • measure
  • metric

N

O

P

  • page
  • period comparison
  • production mode
  • public roadmap
  • publish

Q

  • query param

R

  • report
  • Reporting
  • refresh
  • release note
  • relationship

S

  • sign in, sign out
  • single sign-on (SSO)

T

  • third-party, 3rd-party
  • two-factor authentication (2FA)

U

V

  • version control

W

  • widget

X

  • x-axis

Y

  • y-axis

Z

Verbs ​

  • cancel

Open questions ​

We haven't picked a single spelling for these yet. Ask in #design-system before you use one.

  • Analytics As-code, Analytics as-code, or Analytics as Code
  • auto run, auto-run, or autorun

Words to avoid ​

  • please
  • sorry
  • oops, whoops, oh no
  • AML studio
  • guys
  • deploy