Add new spelling exceptions to the list

These words should not be treated as spelling errors by Vale's
spelling checker.

doc/.vale/gitlab/spelling-exceptions.txt

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ architected
 Artifactory
 Asana
 Asciidoctor
+Assembla
 Atlassian
 Auth0
 Authentiq
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ crosslinking
 crosslinks
 Crossplane
 CrowdIn
+datetime
 Debian
 deduplicate
 deduplicated
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ Dreamweaver
 Elasticsearch
 enablement
 enqueued
+Excon
 expirable
 Facebook
 failover
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ Laravel
 LDAP
 Libravatar
 Lograge
+Logstash
 lookahead
 lookaheads
 lookbehind
@@ -203,6 +207,7 @@ mitigations
 mockup
 mockups
 ModSecurity
+mutex
 nameserver
 nameservers
 namespace
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ namespaced
 namespaces
 Nanoc
 NGINX
+Nokogiri
 npm
 Nurtch
 OAuth
@@ -274,6 +280,7 @@ relicensing
 remediations
 Repmgr
 Repmgrd
+repurposing
 requeue
 requeued
 requeues
@@ -314,8 +321,11 @@ serializing
 Sitespeed
 Slack
 Slony
+smartcard
+smartcards
 SMTP
 Sobelow
+Sourcegraph
 spidering
 Splunk
 SpotBugs
@@ -399,6 +409,7 @@ unpublished
 unpublishes
 unpublishing
 unreferenced
+unreplicated
 unresolve
 unresolved
 unresolving
@@ -424,6 +435,7 @@ upvotes
 validator
 validators
 vendored
+versionless
 virtualized
 virtualizing
 Vue
@@ -431,6 +443,7 @@ Vuex
 walkthrough
 walkthroughs
 WebdriverIO
+Webex
 webpack
 webserver
 whitepaper

doc/administration/object_storage.md

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ One risk of using a single bucket would be that if your organisation decided to
 migrate GitLab to the Helm deployment in the future. GitLab would run, but the situation with
 backups might not be realised until the organisation had a critical requirement for the backups to work.
 
-### S3 API compatability issues
+### S3 API compatibility issues
 
 Not all S3 providers [are fully compatible](../raketasks/backup_restore.md#other-s3-providers)
 with the Fog library that GitLab uses. Symptoms include:

doc/administration/troubleshooting/elasticsearch.md

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Moving past that, it is best to attempt the same search using the [Elasticsearch
 
 If the results:
 
-- Sync up, then there is not a technical "issue" per se. Instead, it might be a problem
+- Sync up, then there is not a technical "issue." Instead, it might be a problem
   with the Elasticsearch filters we are using. This can be complicated, so it is best to
   escalate to GitLab support to check these and guide you on the potential on whether or
   not a feature request is needed.

doc/administration/troubleshooting/gitlab_rails_cheat_sheet.md

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ p.import_state.mark_as_failed("Failed manually through console.")
 
 In a specific situation, an imported repository needed to be renamed. The Support
 Team was informed of a backup restore that failed on a single repository, which created
-the project with an empty repository. The project was successfully restored to a dev
+the project with an empty repository. The project was successfully restored to a development
 instance, then exported, and imported into a new project under a different name.
 
 The Support Team was able to transfer the incorrectly named imported project into the
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ License.current.feature_available?(:jira_dev_panel_integration)
 
 ### Check if a project feature is available in a project
 
-Features listed in <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/ee/app/models/license.rb>.
+Features listed in [`license.rb`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/ee/app/models/license.rb).
 
 ```ruby
 p = Project.find_by_full_path('<group>/<project>')

doc/administration/troubleshooting/postgresql.md

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ This section is for links to information elsewhere in the GitLab documentation.
 
 - [GitLab database requirements](../../install/requirements.md#database) including
   - Support for MySQL was removed in GitLab 12.1; [migrate to PostgreSQL](../../update/mysql_to_postgresql.md)
-  - required extension pg_trgm
-  - required extension postgres_fdw for Geo
+  - required extension `pg_trgm`
+  - required extension `postgres_fdw` for Geo
 
 - Errors like this in the `production/sidekiq` log; see: [Set default_transaction_isolation into read committed](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/database.html#set-default_transaction_isolation-into-read-committed):
 

doc/administration/troubleshooting/sidekiq.md

@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ sudo apt-get install linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic linux-tools-`uname -
 sudo yum install perf
 ```
 
-Run perf against the Sidekiq PID:
+Run `perf` against the Sidekiq PID:
 
 ```shell
 sudo perf record -p <sidekiq_pid>
 ```
 
-Let this run for 30-60 seconds and then press Ctrl-C. Then view the perf report:
+Let this run for 30-60 seconds and then press Ctrl-C. Then view the `perf` report:
 
 ```shell
 $ sudo perf report
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ Samples: 348K of event 'cycles', Event count (approx.): 280908431073
   0.10%            ruby  libc-2.12.so        [.] _int_free
 ```
 
-Above you see sample output from a perf report. It shows that 97% of the CPU is
+Above you see sample output from a `perf` report. It shows that 97% of the CPU is
 being spent inside Nokogiri and `xmlXPathNodeSetMergeAndClear`. For something
 this obvious you should then go investigate what job in GitLab would use
 Nokogiri and XPath. Combine with `TTIN` or `gdb` output to show the
 corresponding Ruby code where this is happening.
 
-## The GNU Project Debugger (gdb)
+## The GNU Project Debugger (`gdb`)
 
 `gdb` can be another effective tool for debugging Sidekiq. It gives you a little
 more interactive way to look at each thread and see what's causing problems.

doc/administration/uploads.md

@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ The connection settings match those provided by [Fog](https://github.com/fog), a
 | `provider` | Always `OpenStack` for compatible hosts | `OpenStack` |
 | `openstack_username` | OpenStack username | |
 | `openstack_api_key` | OpenStack API key  | |
-| `openstack_temp_url_key` | OpenStack key for generating temporary urls | |
-| `openstack_auth_url` | OpenStack authentication endpont | |
+| `openstack_temp_url_key` | OpenStack key for generating temporary URLs | |
+| `openstack_auth_url` | OpenStack authentication endpoint | |
 | `openstack_region` | OpenStack region | |
 | `openstack_tenant` | OpenStack tenant ID |
 

doc/api/appearance.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PUT /application/appearance
 | `description`                     | string  | no       | Markdown text shown on the sign in / sign up page
 | `logo`                            | mixed   | no       | Instance image used on the sign in / sign up page
 | `header_logo`                     | mixed   | no       | Instance image used for the main navigation bar
-| `favicon`                         | mixed   | no       | Instance favicon in .ico/.png format
+| `favicon`                         | mixed   | no       | Instance favicon in `.ico` or `.png` format
 | `new_project_guidelines`          | string  | no       | Markdown text shown on the new project page
 | `profile_image_guidelines`        | string  | no       | Markdown text shown on the profile page below Public Avatar
 | `header_message`                  | string  | no       | Message within the system header bar

doc/api/environments.md

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Example of response
 
 ## Create a new environment
 
-Creates a new environment with the given name and external_url.
+Creates a new environment with the given name and `external_url`.
 
 It returns `201` if the environment was successfully created, `400` for wrong parameters.
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Example response:
 
 ## Edit an existing environment
 
-Updates an existing environment's name and/or external_url.
+Updates an existing environment's name and/or `external_url`.
 
 It returns `200` if the environment was successfully updated. In case of an error, a status code `400` is returned.
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ PUT /projects/:id/environments/:environments_id
 | `id`            | integer/string | yes                               | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user            |
 | `environment_id` | integer | yes | The ID of the environment  |
 | `name`          | string  | no                                | The new name of the environment  |
-| `external_url`  | string  | no                                | The new external_url             |
+| `external_url`  | string  | no                                | The new `external_url`           |
 
 ```shell
 curl --request PUT --data "name=staging&external_url=https://staging.example.gitlab.com" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/environments/1"

doc/api/graphql/index.md

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ allows clients to request exactly the data they need, making it
 possible to get all required data in a limited number of requests.
 
 The GraphQL data (fields) can be described in the form of types,
-allowing clients to use [clientside GraphQL
+allowing clients to use [client-side GraphQL
 libraries](https://graphql.org/code/#graphql-clients) to consume the
 API and avoid manual parsing.
 
-Since there's no fixed endpoints and datamodel, new abilities can be
+Since there's no fixed endpoints and data model, new abilities can be
 added to the API without creating breaking changes. This allows us to
 have a versionless API as described in [the GraphQL
 documentation](https://graphql.org/learn/best-practices/#versioning).

doc/api/metrics_dashboard_annotations.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/29089) in GitLab 12.10 behind a disabled feature flag.
 
-Metrics dashboard annotations allow you to indicate events on your graphs at a single point in time or over a timespan.
+Metrics dashboard annotations allow you to indicate events on your graphs at a single point in time or over a time span.
 
 ## Create a new annotation
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ POST /clusters/:id/metrics_dashboard/annotations/
 ```
 
 NOTE: **Note:**
-The value of `dashboard_path` will be treated as a CGI-escaped path, and automatically unescaped.
+The value of `dashboard_path` will be treated as a CGI-escaped path, and automatically un-escaped.
 
 Parameters:
 

doc/api/project_templates.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This API is a project-specific version of these endpoints:
 
 - [Dockerfile templates](templates/dockerfiles.md)
 - [Gitignore templates](templates/gitignores.md)
-- [GitLab CI/CD Config templates](templates/gitlab_ci_ymls.md)
+- [GitLab CI/CD Configuration templates](templates/gitlab_ci_ymls.md)
 - [Open source license templates](templates/licenses.md)
 
 It deprecates these endpoints, which will be removed for API version 5.

doc/api/repository_files.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `ref` (required) - The name of branch, tag or commit
 
 NOTE: **Note:**
-`blob_id` is the blob sha, see [repositories - Get a blob from repository](repositories.md#get-a-blob-from-repository)
+`blob_id` is the blob SHA, see [repositories - Get a blob from repository](repositories.md#get-a-blob-from-repository)
 
 In addition to the `GET` method, you can also use `HEAD` to get just file metadata.
 

doc/api/services.md

@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ Parameters:
 | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
 | --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
 | `recipients` | string | true | Recipients/channels separated by whitespaces |
-| `default_irc_uri` | string | false | irc://irc.network.net:6697/ |
+| `default_irc_uri` | string | false | `irc://irc.network.net:6697/` |
 | `server_host` | string | false | localhost |
 | `server_port` | integer | false | 6659 |
 | `colorize_messages` | boolean | false | Colorize messages |
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ A continuous integration and build server
 
 Set JetBrains TeamCity CI service for a project.
 
-> The build configuration in Teamcity must use the build format number %build.vcs.number% you will also want to configure monitoring of all branches so merge requests build, that setting is in the vsc root advanced settings.
+> The build configuration in TeamCity must use the build format number `%build.vcs.number%` you will also want to configure monitoring of all branches so merge requests build, that setting is in the VSC root advanced settings.
 
 ```plaintext
 PUT /projects/:id/services/teamcity

doc/ci/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ available through the UI. You can use them by creating a new file,
 choosing a template that suits your application, and adjusting it
 to your needs:
 
-![Use a .gitlab-ci.yml template](img/add_file_template_11_10.png)
+![Use a `.gitlab-ci.yml` template](img/add_file_template_11_10.png)
 
 For a broader overview, see the [CI/CD getting started](quick_start/README.md) guide.
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ GitLab CI/CD supports numerous configuration options:
 | [Pipeline triggers](triggers/README.md) | Trigger pipelines through the API. |
 | [Pipelines for Merge Requests](merge_request_pipelines/index.md) | Design a pipeline structure for running a pipeline in merge requests. |
 | [Integrate with Kubernetes clusters](../user/project/clusters/index.md) | Connect your project to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or an existing Kubernetes cluster. |
-| [Optimize GitLab and Runner for large repositories](large_repositories/index.md) | Recommended strategies for handling large repos. |
+| [Optimize GitLab and Runner for large repositories](large_repositories/index.md) | Recommended strategies for handling large repositories. |
 | [`.gitlab-ci.yml` full reference](yaml/README.md) | All the attributes you can use with GitLab CI/CD. |
 
 Note that certain operations can only be performed according to the