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Update query-metadata-style-guide.md clarify problem.severity
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* `medium`
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* `high`
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* `very-high`
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* `@problem.severity`–defines the level of severity of non-security alerts:
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* `@problem.severity`–defines the likelihood that an alert, either security-related or not, causes an actual problem such as incorrect program behavior:
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* `error`–an issue that is likely to cause incorrect program behavior, for example a crash or vulnerability.
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* `warning`–an issue that indicates a potential problem in the code, or makes the code fragile if another (unrelated) part of code is changed.
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* `recommendation`–an issue where the code behaves correctly, but it could be improved.

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