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Introduce extended attributes as an offiial term
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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- Add `Enabled` opt-in operation to the `LogRecordProcessor`.
([#4439](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4439))
- Document `Extended Attributes` as the recommended term for new types representing
extended attributes.
([#4462](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4462))

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Expand Up @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ The API MUST accept the following parameters:
- [Severity Number](./data-model.md#field-severitynumber) (optional)
- [Severity Text](./data-model.md#field-severitytext) (optional)
- [Body](./data-model.md#field-body) (optional)
- [Attributes](./data-model.md#field-attributes) (optional)
- [Extended Attributes](./data-model.md#field-attributes) (optional)
- **Status**: [Development](../document-status.md) - [Event Name](./data-model.md#field-eventname) (optional)

**Status**: [Development](../document-status.md)
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Type: [`map<string, any>`](#type-mapstring-any).

Implementations that define a new type to represent extended attributes SHOULD use
the term `Extended Attributes`.
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What does "use the term" means? Moreover, why would we use a term that is not defined anywhere else?


Description: Additional information about the specific event occurrence. Unlike
the `Resource` field, which is fixed for a particular source, `Attributes` can
vary for each occurrence of the event coming from the same source. Can contain
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