Create rules for the words 'param' and 'params'

Instead, we should be using 'parameter' and 'parameters.'

doc/.vale/gitlab/Substitutions.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ level: error
 ignorecase: true
 swap:
   GitLabber: GitLab team member
+  param: parameter
+  params: parameters
+  postgres: PostgreSQL
   self hosted: self-managed
   self-hosted: self-managed
-  postgres: PostgreSQL
+  

doc/administration/geo/replication/external_database.md

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ the tracking database on port 5432.
    sudo -i
    ```
 
-1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` with the connection params and credentials for
+1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` with the connection parameters and credentials for
    the machine with the PostgreSQL instance:
 
    ```ruby
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ the tracking database on port 5432.
    connection and credentials:
 
    Save the script below in a file, ex. `/tmp/geo_fdw.sh` and modify the connection
-   params to match your environment. Execute it to set up the FDW connection.
+   parameters to match your environment. Execute it to set up the FDW connection.
 
    ```shell
    #!/bin/bash

doc/api/container_registry.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GET /projects/:id/registry/repositories
 | Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
 | --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
 | `id`      | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) accessible by the authenticated user. |
-| `tags`      | boolean | no | If the param is included as true, each repository will include an array of `"tags"` in the response. |
+| `tags`      | boolean | no | If the parameter is included as true, each repository will include an array of `"tags"` in the response. |
 
 ```shell
 curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/registry/repositories"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ GET /groups/:id/registry/repositories
 | Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
 | --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
 | `id`      | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) accessible by the authenticated user. |
-| `tags`      | boolean | no | If the param is included as true, each repository will include an array of `"tags"` in the response. |
+| `tags`      | boolean | no | If the parameter is included as true, each repository will include an array of `"tags"` in the response. |
 
 ```shell
 curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/2/registry/repositories?tags=1"

doc/api/group_labels.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Example response:
 }
 ```
 
-NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `PUT /groups/:id/labels` with `name` in the params is still available, but deprecated.
+NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `PUT /groups/:id/labels` with `name` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
 
 ## Delete a group label
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ DELETE /groups/:id/labels/:label_id
 curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/labels/bug
 ```
 
-NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `DELETE /groups/:id/labels` with `name` in the params is still available, but deprecated.
+NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `DELETE /groups/:id/labels` with `name` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
 
 ## Subscribe to a group label
 

doc/api/issues.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ GET /issues?confidential=true
 | `author_id`         | integer          | no         | Return issues created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. Combine with `scope=all` or `scope=assigned_to_me`. _([Introduced][ce-13004] in GitLab 9.5)_ |
 | `author_username`   | string           | no         | Return issues created by the given `username`. Similar to `author_id` and mutually exclusive with `author_id`. |
 | `assignee_id`       | integer          | no         | Return issues assigned to the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `assignee_username`. `None` returns unassigned issues. `Any` returns issues with an assignee. _([Introduced][ce-13004] in GitLab 9.5)_ |
-| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid param error will be returned otherwise. |
+| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid parameter error will be returned otherwise. |
 | `my_reaction_emoji` | string           | no         | Return issues reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. _([Introduced][ce-14016] in GitLab 10.0)_ |
 | `weight` **(STARTER)** | integer       | no         | Return issues with the specified `weight`. `None` returns issues with no weight assigned. `Any` returns issues with a weight assigned.              |
 | `iids[]`            | integer array    | no         | Return only the issues having the given `iid`                                                                                                       |
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ GET /groups/:id/issues?confidential=true
 | `author_id`         | integer          | no         | Return issues created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. Combine with `scope=all` or `scope=assigned_to_me`. _([Introduced][ce-13004] in GitLab 9.5)_ |
 | `author_username`   | string           | no         | Return issues created by the given `username`. Similar to `author_id` and mutually exclusive with `author_id`. |
 | `assignee_id`       | integer          | no         | Return issues assigned to the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `assignee_username`. `None` returns unassigned issues. `Any` returns issues with an assignee. _([Introduced][ce-13004] in GitLab 9.5)_ |
-| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid param error will be returned otherwise. |
+| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid parameter error will be returned otherwise. |
 | `my_reaction_emoji` | string           | no         | Return issues reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. _([Introduced][ce-14016] in GitLab 10.0)_ |
 | `weight` **(STARTER)** | integer       | no         | Return issues with the specified `weight`. `None` returns issues with no weight assigned. `Any` returns issues with a weight assigned. |
 | `order_by`          | string           | no         | Return issues ordered by `created_at`, `updated_at`, `priority`, `due_date`, `relative_position`, `label_priority`, `milestone_due`, `popularity`, `weight` fields. Default is `created_at`                                                               |
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ GET /projects/:id/issues?confidential=true
 | `author_id`         | integer          | no         | Return issues created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. Combine with `scope=all` or `scope=assigned_to_me`. _([Introduced][ce-13004] in GitLab 9.5)_ |
 | `author_username`   | string           | no         | Return issues created by the given `username`. Similar to `author_id` and mutually exclusive with `author_id`. |
 | `assignee_id`       | integer          | no         | Return issues assigned to the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `assignee_username`. `None` returns unassigned issues. `Any` returns issues with an assignee. _([Introduced][ce-13004] in GitLab 9.5)_ |
-| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid param error will be returned otherwise. |
+| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid parameter error will be returned otherwise. |
 | `my_reaction_emoji` | string           | no         | Return issues reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. _([Introduced][ce-14016] in GitLab 10.0)_ |
 | `weight` **(STARTER)** | integer       | no         | Return issues with the specified `weight`. `None` returns issues with no weight assigned. `Any` returns issues with a weight assigned. |
 | `order_by`          | string           | no         | Return issues ordered by `created_at`, `updated_at`, `priority`, `due_date`, `relative_position`, `label_priority`, `milestone_due`, `popularity`, `weight` fields. Default is `created_at`                                                               |

doc/api/issues_statistics.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ GET /issues_statistics?confidential=true
 | `author_id`         | integer          | no         | Return issues created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. Combine with `scope=all` or `scope=assigned_to_me`. |
 | `author_username`   | string           | no         | Return issues created by the given `username`. Similar to `author_id` and mutually exclusive with `author_id`. |
 | `assignee_id`       | integer          | no         | Return issues assigned to the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `assignee_username`. `None` returns unassigned issues. `Any` returns issues with an assignee. |
-| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid param error will be returned otherwise. |
+| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid parameter error will be returned otherwise. |
 | `my_reaction_emoji` | string           | no         | Return issues reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. |
 | `iids[]`            | integer array    | no         | Return only the issues having the given `iid`                                                                                                       |
 | `search`            | string           | no         | Search issues against their `title` and `description`                                                                                               |
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ GET /groups/:id/issues_statistics?confidential=true
 | `author_id`         | integer          | no         | Return issues created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. Combine with `scope=all` or `scope=assigned_to_me`. |
 | `author_username`   | string           | no         | Return issues created by the given `username`. Similar to `author_id` and mutually exclusive with `author_id`. |
 | `assignee_id`       | integer          | no         | Return issues assigned to the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `assignee_username`. `None` returns unassigned issues. `Any` returns issues with an assignee. |
-| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid param error will be returned otherwise. |
+| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid parameter error will be returned otherwise. |
 | `my_reaction_emoji` | string           | no         | Return issues reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. |
 | `search`            | string           | no         | Search group issues against their `title` and `description`                                                                   |
 | `created_after`     | datetime         | no         | Return issues created on or after the given time                                                                              |
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ GET /projects/:id/issues_statistics?confidential=true
 | `author_id`         | integer          | no         | Return issues created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. Combine with `scope=all` or `scope=assigned_to_me`. |
 | `author_username`   | string           | no         | Return issues created by the given `username`. Similar to `author_id` and mutually exclusive with `author_id`. |
 | `assignee_id`       | integer          | no         | Return issues assigned to the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `assignee_username`. `None` returns unassigned issues. `Any` returns issues with an assignee. |
-| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid param error will be returned otherwise. |
+| `assignee_username` | string array     | no         | Return issues assigned to the given `username`. Similar to `assignee_id` and mutually exclusive with `assignee_id`. In CE version `assignee_username` array should only contain a single value or an invalid parameter error will be returned otherwise. |
 | `my_reaction_emoji` | string           | no         | Return issues reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. |
 | `search`            | string           | no         | Search project issues against their `title` and `description`                                                                 |
 | `created_after`     | datetime         | no         | Return issues created on or after the given time                                                                              |

doc/api/labels.md

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ DELETE /projects/:id/labels/:label_id
 curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels/bug"
 ```
 
-NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `DELETE /projects/:id/labels` with `name` in the params is still available, but deprecated.
+NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `DELETE /projects/:id/labels` with `name` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
 
 ## Edit an existing label
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Example response:
 }
 ```
 
-NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `PUT /projects/:id/labels` with `name` or `label_id` in the params is still available, but deprecated.
+NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `PUT /projects/:id/labels` with `name` or `label_id` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
 
 ## Promote a project label to a group label
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Example response:
 }
 ```
 
-NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `PUT /projects/:id/labels/promote` with `name` in the params is still available, but deprecated.
+NOTE: **Note:** An older endpoint `PUT /projects/:id/labels/promote` with `name` in the parameters is still available, but deprecated.
 
 ## Subscribe to a label
 

doc/api/merge_request_approvals.md

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ You can update project approval rules using the following endpoint:
 PUT /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
 ```
 
-**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users`/`groups` param will be **removed**
+**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users`/`groups` parameters will be **removed**
 
 **Parameters:**
 
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ You can update merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
 PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
 ```
 
-**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users`/`groups` param will be **removed**
+**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users`/`groups` parameters will be **removed**
 
 **Important:** Updating a `report_approver` or `code_owner` rule is not allowed.
 These are system generated rules.

doc/api/packages.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ GET /groups/:id/packages
 | Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
 | --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
 | `id`      | integer/string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
-| `exclude_subgroups` | boolean | false | If the param is included as true, packages from projects from subgroups are not listed. Default is `false`. |
+| `exclude_subgroups` | boolean | false | If the parameter is included as true, packages from projects from subgroups are not listed. Default is `false`. |
 | `order_by`| string | no | The field to use as order. One of `created_at` (default), `name`, `version`, `type`, or `project_path`. |
 | `sort`    | string | no | The direction of the order, either `asc` (default) for ascending order or `desc` for descending order. |
 | `package_type` | string | no | Filter the returned packages by type. One of `conan`, `maven`, `npm` or `nuget`. (_Introduced in GitLab 12.9_) |

doc/api/project_import_export.md

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ POST /projects/import
 | `overwrite` | boolean | no | If there is a project with the same path the import will overwrite it. Default to false |
 | `override_params` | Hash | no | Supports all fields defined in the [Project API](projects.md) |
 
-The override params passed will take precedence over all values defined inside the export file.
+The override parameters passed will take precedence over all values defined inside the export file.
 
 To upload a file from your file system, use the `--form` argument. This causes
 cURL to post data using the header `Content-Type: multipart/form-data`.

doc/api/v3_to_v4.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Below are the changes made between V3 and V4.
 - Moved `PUT /users/:id/(block|unblock)` to `POST /users/:id/(block|unblock)` [!9371](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/9371)
 - Make subscription API more RESTful. Use `POST /projects/:id/:subscribable_type/:subscribable_id/subscribe` to subscribe and `POST /projects/:id/:subscribable_type/:subscribable_id/unsubscribe` to unsubscribe from a resource. [!9325](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/9325)
 - Labels filter on `GET /projects/:id/issues` and `GET /issues` now matches only issues containing all labels (i.e.: Logical AND, not OR) [!8849](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/8849)
-- Renamed param `branch_name` to `branch` on the following endpoints [!8936](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/8936)
+- Renamed parameter `branch_name` to `branch` on the following endpoints [!8936](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/8936)
   - `POST /projects/:id/repository/branches`
   - `POST /projects/:id/repository/commits`
   - `POST/PUT/DELETE :id/repository/files`
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Below are the changes made between V3 and V4.
   - `POST /projects/user/:user_id`
   - `PUT /projects/:id`
 - Renamed `branch_name` to `branch` on `DELETE /projects/:id/repository/branches/:branch` response [!8936](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/8936)
-- Remove `public` param from create and edit actions of projects [!8736](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/8736)
+- Remove `public` parameter from create and edit actions of projects [!8736](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/8736)
 - Remove `subscribed` field from responses returning list of issues or merge
   requests. Fetch individual issues or merge requests to obtain the value
   of `subscribed`

doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md

@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ a hash with the input for the mutation. This will return a struct with
 a mutation query, and prepared variables.
 
 This struct can then be passed to the `post_graphql_mutation` helper,
-that will post the request with the correct params, like a GraphQL
+that will post the request with the correct parameters, like a GraphQL
 client would do.
 
 To access the response of a mutation, the `graphql_mutation_response`

doc/development/api_styleguide.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ for a good example):
   - The GitLab version when the endpoint was added. If it is behind a feature flag, mention that instead: _This feature is gated by the :feature\_flag\_symbol feature flag._
   - If the endpoint is deprecated, and if so, when will it be removed
 
-- `params` for the method params. This acts as description,
+- `params` for the method parameters. This acts as description,
   [validation, and coercion of the parameters]
 
 A good example is as follows:
@@ -49,22 +49,22 @@ get do
 end
 ```
 
-## Declared params
+## Declared parameters
 
 > Grape allows you to access only the parameters that have been declared by your
-`params` block. It filters out the params that have been passed, but are not
+`params` block. It filters out the parameters that have been passed, but are not
 allowed.
 
 – <https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape#declared>
 
-### Exclude params from parent namespaces
+### Exclude parameters from parent namespaces
 
 > By default `declared(params)`includes parameters that were defined in all
 parent namespaces.
 
 – <https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape#include-parent-namespaces>
 
-In most cases you will want to exclude params from the parent namespaces:
+In most cases you will want to exclude parameters from the parent namespaces:
 
 ```ruby
 declared(params, include_parent_namespaces: false)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ declared(params, include_parent_namespaces: false)
 
 ### When to use `declared(params)`
 
-You should always use `declared(params)` when you pass the params hash as
+You should always use `declared(params)` when you pass the parameters hash as
 arguments to a method call.
 
 For instance:

doc/development/ee_features.md

@@ -506,17 +506,17 @@ end
 Note that due to namespace differences, we need to use the full qualifier for some
 constants.
 
-#### EE params
+#### EE parameters
 
 We can define `params` and utilize `use` in another `params` definition to
-include params defined in EE. However, we need to define the "interface" first
+include parameters defined in EE. However, we need to define the "interface" first
 in CE in order for EE to override it. We don't have to do this in other places
 due to `prepend_if_ee`, but Grape is complex internally and we couldn't easily
 do that, so we'll follow regular object-oriented practices that we define the
 interface first here.
 
-For example, suppose we have a few more optional params for EE. We can move the
-params out of the `Grape::API` class to a helper module, so we can inject it
+For example, suppose we have a few more optional parameters for EE. We can move the
+paramters out of the `Grape::API` class to a helper module, so we can inject it
 before it would be used in the class.
 
 ```ruby

doc/development/feature_flags/development.md

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Feature groups must be defined statically in `lib/feature.rb` (in the
 dynamic (querying the DB etc.).
 
 Once defined in `lib/feature.rb`, you will be able to activate a
-feature for a given feature group via the [`feature_group` param of the features API](../../api/features.md#set-or-create-a-feature)
+feature for a given feature group via the [`feature_group` parameter of the features API](../../api/features.md#set-or-create-a-feature)
 
 ### Frontend
 

doc/development/internal_api.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ default this is in the root of the rails app named
 `.gitlab_shell_secret`
 
 To authenticate using that token, clients read the contents of that
-file, and include the token Base64 encoded in a `secret_token` param
+file, and include the token Base64 encoded in a `secret_token` parameter
 or in the `Gitlab-Shared-Secret` header.
 
 NOTE: **Note:**