IT
Runbook
Documented procedures for routine operation and incident response.
Plain English
The written steps for operating a system, including what to do when something goes wrong.
If you’re new here
The one document you will be grateful for at two in the morning. It is also the first thing to go out of date.
What they probably mean
“Instructions for the person on call, who will not be the person who wrote them.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
Very simple · 1/5
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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