From 3de977792acf35f46d656b3665e888a65de56760 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Robert=20Paj=C4=85k?= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:08:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify "automatic instrumentation" term (#2700) --- specification/glossary.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/glossary.md b/specification/glossary.md index 30dde00b739..6de6aaf419d 100644 --- a/specification/glossary.md +++ b/specification/glossary.md @@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ Coding against the OpenTelemetry API such as the [Tracing API](trace/api.md), [M ### Automatic Instrumentation -Refers to telemetry collection methods that do not require the end-user to write or access application code to use the OpenTelemetry APIs. Methods vary by programming language, and examples include bytecode injection or monkey patching. +Refers to telemetry collection methods that do not require the end-user to modify application's source code. +Methods vary by programming language, and examples include bytecode injection or monkey patching. Synonym: *Auto-instrumentation*.