Overview
Definitions for sessions, events, fingerprinting, releases, privacy, and related terms.
Terms as HumanBehavior implements them in the product and SDK.
| Term | Meaning | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Session / replay | A visit (analytics identity) and its rrweb recording | Sessions vs replays |
| Event & properties | Named fact + JSON fields | Events |
| Fingerprint | Deterministic hash that collapses errors into one Issue | Fingerprinting |
| Release & environment | Version / stage tags on errors vs Settings API-key lanes | Releases & environments |
| Privacy / redaction | Replay masking + what not to send | Privacy |
| Visitor / User | End user identity in the product UI | Visitors |
| Agent vs Home chat | Saved worker vs ad-hoc thread | Agents · Home |
| API key | Project credential for Authorization: Bearer ingest | Create project |
| Funnel | Ordered conversion steps over events | Funnels |
| Connector | External integration for agents | Connectors |
| Shared filters | Date/filter query carried across analytics pages | Dashboard |
| Issue origins | runtime / behavioral / visual / static clusters | Issues |
How to use this section
- Skim the table when a UI label is unclear.
- Open the detail page for the precise definition and wiring.
- Use the SDK pages when implementing.
Quick distinctions
| Confused pair | Difference |
|---|---|
| Session vs replay | Session is the id/lifecycle; replay is the rrweb recording for that id |
Settings environment vs SDK environment | API key lane vs error-report tag string |
| Automatic vs custom event | SDK $… / autocapture vs your customEvent names |
| Fingerprint vs stack frame | Hash grouping key vs human-readable culprit location |
| Identify vs logout | Attach traits / canonical user vs clear identity + rotate session |