Reference

Analytics Glossary

Active user

A user considered engaged during the selected period under GA4 reporting rules.

Click

A visit from a Google Search result in Search Console.

CTR

Clicks divided by impressions.

Dimension

A descriptive attribute such as page, source or device.

Event

A recorded user interaction in GA4.

Impression

A Search Console count showing that a result was displayed under Google's reporting rules.

Key event

An event marked as especially important to the organisation.

Metric

A numerical measurement such as users, sessions or event count.

Property

A Google Analytics or Search Console container for website data.

Session

A group of user interactions occurring within a visit.

Source / medium

Information describing where traffic came from and how it arrived.

UTM parameter

A campaign label added to a URL for consistent traffic reporting.