Commit 09f53a6f authored by Julius Volz's avatar Julius Volz

Rename and improve data model docs.

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title: Time series title: Data model
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# Time series # Data model
Prometheus fundamentally stores all data as [_time Prometheus fundamentally stores all data as [_time
series_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_series): streams of timestamped series_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_series): streams of timestamped
...@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ must match the regex `[a-zA-Z_:][a-zA-Z0-9_:]`. ...@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ must match the regex `[a-zA-Z_:][a-zA-Z0-9_:]`.
Labels enable Prometheus's dimensional data model: any given combination of Labels enable Prometheus's dimensional data model: any given combination of
labels for the same metric name identifies a particular dimensional labels for the same metric name identifies a particular dimensional
instantiation of that metric (for example: all HTTP requests that used the instantiation of that metric (for example: all HTTP requests that used the
method `POST` and which resulted in a `404` response). Changing any label method `POST` and which resulted in a `404` response). The query language
allows filtering and aggregation based on these dimensions. Changing any label
value, including adding or removing a label, will create a new time series. value, including adding or removing a label, will create a new time series.
Label names may contain ASCII letters, numbers, as well as underscores. They Label names may contain ASCII letters, numbers, as well as underscores. They
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