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# Chart dimensions, contexts, and families
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-While Netdata's charts require no configuration and are [easy to interact with](/docs/dashboards/interact-charts.mdx),
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+While Netdata's charts require no configuration and are [easy to interact with](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx),
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they have a lot of underlying complexity. To meaningfully organize charts out of the box based on what's happening in
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your nodes, Netdata uses the concepts of **dimensions**, **contexts**, and **families**.
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Understanding how these work will help you more easily navigate the dashboard, [write new
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-alarms](/docs/monitor/configure-alars.md), or play around with the [API](/web/api/README.md).
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+alarms](/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md), or play around with the [API](/web/api/README.md).
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-For a refresher on the anatomy of a chart, see [dashboards and charts](/docs/dashboards/dashboards-charts.mdx).
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+For a refresher on the anatomy of a chart, see [dashboards and charts](/docs/dashboard/dashboards-charts.mdx).
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## Dimension
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utilization is represented as a percentage, disk I/O as `MiB/s`, and available RAM as an absolute value in `MiB` or
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`GiB`.
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-Beneath every chart (or on the right-side if you [configure the
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-dashboard](/docs/dashboards/customize.mdx#change-chart-legend-position)) is a legend of dimensions. When there are
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+Beneath every chart (or on the right-side if you configure the dashboard) is a legend of dimensions. When there are
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multiple dimensions, you'll see a different entry in the legend for each dimension.
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The **Apps CPU Time** chart (with the [context](#contexts) `apps.cpu`), which visualizes CPU utilization of
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The chart shows 13 unique dimensions, such as `httpd` for the CPU utilization for web servers, `kernel` for anything
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related to the Linux kernel, and so on. In your dashboard, these specific dimensions will almost certainly be different.
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-Dimensions can be [hidden](/docs/dashboards/interact-charts.mdx#show-and-hide-dimensions) to help you focus your
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+Dimensions can be [hidden](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx#show-and-hide-dimensions) to help you focus your
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attention.
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## Context
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## What's next?
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With an understanding of a chart's dimensions, context, and family, you're now ready to dig even deeper into Netdata's
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-dashboard. We recommend looking into [using the timeframe selector](/docs/dashboards/select-timeframes.mdx).
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+dashboard. We recommend looking into [using the timeframe selector](/docs/dashboard/select-timeframes.mdx).
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If you feel comfortable with the [dashboard](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) and interacting with charts, we
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recommend learning about [configuration](/docs/configure/nodes.md). While Netdata doesn't _require_ a complicated setup
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