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 # Querying Prometheus
 
-Prometheus provides a functional expression language that lets the user select
-and aggregate time series data in real time. The result of an expression can
-either be shown as a graph, viewed as tabular data in Prometheus's expression
-browser, or consumed by external systems via the [HTTP API](api.md).
+Prometheus provides a functional query language called PromQL (Prometheus Query
+Language) that lets the user select and aggregate time series data in real
+time. The result of an expression can either be shown as a graph, viewed as
+tabular data in Prometheus's expression browser, or consumed by external
+systems via the [HTTP API](api.md).
 
 ## Examples