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Clarify log name field (open-telemetry#2182)
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Clarifies that log name field is a low cardinality event classifier. 

Resolves open-telemetry#2074.
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jack-berg authored Dec 8, 2021
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TraceFlags |W3C trace flag.
SeverityText |The severity text (also known as log level).
SeverityNumber |Numerical value of the severity.
Name |Short event identifier.
Name |Short low cardinality event type.
Body |The body of the log record.
Resource |Describes the source of the log.
Attributes |Additional information about the event.
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Type: string.

Description: Short event identifier that does not contain varying parts.
`Name` describes what happened (e.g. "ProcessStarted"). Recommended to be
no longer than 50 characters. Not guaranteed to be unique in any way. Typically
used for filtering and grouping purposes in backends. This field is optional.
Description: Short low cardinality event type that does not contain varying
parts. `Name` describes what happened (e.g. "ProcessStarted"). Recommended to be
no longer than 50 characters. Typically used for filtering and grouping purposes
in backends. This field is optional.

### Field: `Body`

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