{"source":"semconv","version":"1.44.0","attribute":{"id":"process.environment_variable","type":"template[string]","stability":"release_candidate","brief":"Process environment variables, `<key>` being the environment variable name, the value being the environment variable value.","note":"Examples:\n\n- an environment variable `USER` with value `\"ubuntu\"` SHOULD be recorded\nas the `process.environment_variable.USER` attribute with value `\"ubuntu\"`.\n\n- an environment variable `PATH` with value `\"/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin\"`\nSHOULD be recorded as the `process.environment_variable.PATH` attribute\nwith value `\"/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin\"`.","examples":["ubuntu","/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin"],"namespace":"process","definedIn":"model/process/registry.yaml","usedBy":[]},"history":[{"version":"1.33.0","publishedAt":"2025-05-02T19:48:40Z","kind":"first-seen","detail":"Added as development.","severity":"informational"},{"version":"1.42.0","publishedAt":"2026-06-12T21:03:17Z","kind":"stability-changed","detail":"Promoted to release_candidate.","severity":"notable"}],"replaces":[]}