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One word, not two.
#### mixin
One word, not two. Also, not hyphenated.
#### open source, open-source
Do not hyphenate when used as an adjective unless the lack of hyphen would cause confusion. For example: _Open source software design is the most open open-source system I can imagine._

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Explore allows a user to focus on a building a query. User can refine the query to return the expected metrics before building a dashboard.
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Grafana includes the ability to export your dashboards to a file containing JSON. Community members sometimes share their created dashboards on the [Grafana Dashboards page](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards). Dashboards previously exported or found on this site may be imported by other users.
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An exporter translates data that comes out of a data source into a format that Prometheus can digest.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Integration (Grafana Cloud)</td>
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Each Integration in Grafana Cloud uses the cloud agent to connect your data source to Grafana Cloud for visualizing. Note: Prometheus uses the word “integrations” to refer to software that exposes Prometheus metrics without needing an exporter, which is a different use of the same word we use here.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Graph</td>
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A commonly-used visualization that displays data as points, lines, or bars.
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<td style="vertical-align: top">Mixin</td>
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A mixin is a set of Grafana dashboards and Prometheus rules and alerts, written in Jsonnet and packaged together in a bundle.
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