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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-03-13 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/graph_a_metric.md

Summary

Replaced 'outlier detection' with 'anomaly detection' terminology throughout

Security assessment

Purely terminological update affecting documentation labels and image references. No security mechanisms, vulnerabilities, or protections are discussed.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/graph_a_metric.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/graph_a_metric.md
index 23fe5703c..ceeec27c9 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/graph_a_metric.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/graph_a_metric.md
@@ -41 +41 @@ For more information about CloudWatch statistics, see [CloudWatch statistics def
-  9. (Optional) To add an outlier detection band that shows expected values for the metric, choose the outlier detection icon under **Actions** next to the metric. For more information about outlier detection, see [Using CloudWatch outlier detection](./CloudWatch_Anomaly_Detection.html). 
+  9. (Optional) To add an anomaly detection band that shows expected values for the metric, choose the anomaly detection icon under **Actions** next to the metric. For more information about anomaly detection, see [Using CloudWatch anomaly detection](./CloudWatch_Anomaly_Detection.html). 
@@ -43 +43 @@ For more information about CloudWatch statistics, see [CloudWatch statistics def
-![The metrics console, with the outlier detection icon circled.](/images/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/images/Anomaly_Detection_Icon.PNG)
+![The metrics console, with the anomaly detection icon circled.](/images/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/images/Anomaly_Detection_Icon.PNG)
@@ -45 +45 @@ For more information about CloudWatch statistics, see [CloudWatch statistics def
-CloudWatch uses up to two weeks of the metric's recent historical data to calculate a model for expected values. It then displays this range of expected values as a band on the graph. CloudWatch adds a new row under the metric to display the outlier detection band math expression, labeled **ANOMALY_DETECTION_BAND**. If recent historical data exists, you immediately see a preview outlier detection band, which is an approximation of the outlier detection band generated by the model. It takes up to 15 minutes for the actual outlier detection band to appear.
+CloudWatch uses up to two weeks of the metric's recent historical data to calculate a model for expected values. It then displays this range of expected values as a band on the graph. CloudWatch adds a new row under the metric to display the anomaly detection band math expression, labeled **ANOMALY_DETECTION_BAND**. If recent historical data exists, you immediately see a preview anomaly detection band, which is an approximation of the anomaly detection band generated by the model. It takes up to 15 minutes for the actual anomaly detection band to appear.
@@ -51 +51 @@ By default, CloudWatch creates the upper and lower bounds of the band of expecte
-For more information, see [Editing an outlier detection model](./Create_Anomaly_Detection_Alarm.html#Modify_Anomaly_Detection_Model).
+For more information, see [Editing an anomaly detection model](./Create_Anomaly_Detection_Alarm.html#Modify_Anomaly_Detection_Model).
@@ -53 +53 @@ For more information, see [Editing an outlier detection model](./Create_Anomaly_
-For more information about outlier detection, see [Using CloudWatch outlier detection](./CloudWatch_Anomaly_Detection.html).
+For more information about anomaly detection, see [Using CloudWatch anomaly detection](./CloudWatch_Anomaly_Detection.html).