# MetricSemantics
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The meaning and unit of a single metric.

## Contents
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 ** description **   <a name="cloudwatchomni-Type-MetricSemantics-description"></a>
Human-readable description of what the metric measures.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** unit **   <a name="cloudwatchomni-Type-MetricSemantics-unit"></a>
The unit the metric is reported in.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudwatchomni-2025-01-01/MetricSemantics) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudwatchomni-2025-01-01/MetricSemantics) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudwatchomni-2025-01-01/MetricSemantics)