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Rename Datadog tracing library to Datadog SDK#35358

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Summary

  • Standardizes terminology from "tracing library", "tracer", and related variants to "SDK" across all English documentation (355 files)
  • Covers: "Datadog tracing library/libraries" → "Datadog SDK/SDKs", "Datadog [language] tracer" → "Datadog [language] SDK", bare "tracing library" → "SDK", "the tracer" → "the SDK"
  • Preserves original terminology in CLI output, code blocks, eBPF/network traceroute contexts, and AWS X-Ray references
  • Fixes broken internal anchor links caused by heading renames
  • Corrects article usage ("a SDK" → "an SDK")

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  • Verify branch preview renders correctly
  • Spot-check key pages: tracing setup, dynamic instrumentation, security setup, serverless
  • Confirm internal anchor links work (e.g., #install-the-sdk, #add-the-java-sdk-to-the-jvm)
  • Review remaining capitalized "Tracer" references (e.g., "Java Tracer", ".NET Tracer") which were intentionally left as product names

Standardize terminology from "tracing library", "tracer", and related
variants to "SDK" across all English documentation. This covers:
- "Datadog tracing library/libraries" → "Datadog SDK/SDKs"
- "Datadog [language] tracer" → "Datadog [language] SDK"
- Bare "tracing library/libraries" → "SDK/SDKs"
- "the tracer/tracers" → "the SDK/SDKs"

Preserves original terminology in CLI output, code blocks, eBPF/network
traceroute contexts, and AWS X-Ray references.
Replace remaining APM-prefixed terminology:
- "APM SDK(s)" → "Datadog SDK(s)"
- "APM tracer(s)" → "Datadog SDK(s)"
- "APM library" → "Datadog SDK"
- Language-specific "Java APM SDK" → "Java SDK", etc.

Preserves "APM trace metrics", "APM Trace Explorer", and other
product/feature names that use "APM trace" as a compound adjective.
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