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AWS ivs documentation change

Service: ivs · 2026-03-22 · Documentation low

File: ivs/latest/ChatUserGuide/ivs-glossary.md

Summary

Updated the definition of 'View' to change 'video' to 'media files' and 'video playback' to 'playback', broadening the terminology scope.

Security assessment

This is a minor terminology update that expands the scope from video-only to include other media types. There's no indication of security issues being addressed or security documentation being added.

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diff --git a/ivs/latest/ChatUserGuide/ivs-glossary.md b/ivs/latest/ChatUserGuide/ivs-glossary.md
index f1e3382bd..2d57add20 100644
--- a//ivs/latest/ChatUserGuide/ivs-glossary.md
+++ b//ivs/latest/ChatUserGuide/ivs-glossary.md
@@ -110 +110 @@ VBR | Variable Bitrate, a rate-control method for encoders that uses a dynamic b
-View |  A unique viewing session which is actively downloading or playing video. Views are the basis for the concurrent views quota. A view starts when a viewing session begins video playback. A view ends when a viewing session stops video playback. Playback is the sole indicator of viewership; engagement heuristics such as audio levels, browser tab focus, and video quality are not considered. When counting views, IVS does not consider the legitimacy of individual viewers or try to deduplicate localized viewership, such as multiple video players on a single machine. See [Other Quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ivs/latest/LowLatencyUserGuide/service-quotas.html#quotas-other) in _Service Quotas (Low-Latency Streaming)_.  | ✓ |  |   
+View |  A unique viewing session which is actively downloading or playing media files. Views are the basis for the concurrent views quota. A view starts when a viewing session begins video playback. A view ends when a viewing session stops video playback. Playback is the sole indicator of viewership; engagement heuristics such as audio levels, browser tab focus, and video quality are not considered. When counting views, IVS does not consider the legitimacy of individual viewers or try to deduplicate localized viewership, such as multiple video players on a single machine. See [Other Quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ivs/latest/LowLatencyUserGuide/service-quotas.html#quotas-other) in _Service Quotas (Low-Latency Streaming)_.  | ✓ |  |