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Tracing Concepts

Tracing Concepts

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Tracing Concepts

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The foundational concepts of distributed tracing: spans (units of work), traces (collection of related spans), parent-child relationships between spans, and baggage/context propagation across service boundaries.

Key Properties

  • Spans and Trace Context
  • Parent-Child Span Relationships
  • Baggage Propagation

observability tracing concepts


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  • Tracing Concepts
  • Key Properties

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