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Glossary
- Document: a string written in “the GraphQL language” that specifies one or more operations. (more info)
- Field: one bit of data.
- Mutation: a request to write data.
- Operation: a query or mutation in a GraphQL document. (more info)
- Query: a request to read data. Should be idempotent. Requests multiple fields.
- IDL (Interface Definition Language): another name for SDL
- Resolver: the implementation of how to retrieve a field. Note that some server implementations such as
graphql-ruby automatically implement some resolvers for you or allow lightweight definition inline, so you may only explicitly create a custom Resolver class when more robustness is needed.
- Root field: a top-level field, directly under
Query, Mutation, or Subscription
- Schema: specifies the capabilities of the API
- SDL (Schema Definition Language): the syntax for defining GraphQL schemas. (more info)
- Subscription: a request to receive live updates from the server
- Type