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# Glossary |
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## Channel types |
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## Common Types |
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* A **Guild** ([IGuild]) is an isolated collection of users and |
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channels, and are often referred to as "servers". |
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- Example: [Discord API](https://discord.gg/jkrBmQR) |
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* A **Channel** ([IChannel]) represents either a voice or text channel. |
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- Example: #dotnet_discord-net |
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[IGuild]: xref:Discord.IGuild |
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[IChannel]: xref:Discord.IChannel |
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## Channel Types |
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### Message Channels |
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* A **Text channel** ([ITextChannel]) is a message channel from a |
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Guild. |
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* A **DM channel** ([IDMChannel]) is a message channel from a DM. |
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* A **Group channel** ([IGroupChannel]) is a message channel from a |
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Group (this is rarely used due to the bot's inability to join groups). |
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Group. |
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- This is rarely used due to the bot's inability to join groups. |
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* A **Private channel** ([IPrivateChannel]) is a DM or a Group. |
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* A **Message channel** ([IMessageChannel]) is all of the above. |
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* A **Message channel** ([IMessageChannel]) can be any of the above. |
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### Misc Channels |
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* A **Voice channel** ([IVoiceChannel]) is a voice channel in a guild. |
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* A **Category channel** ([ICategoryChannel]) (2.0+) is a category that |
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holds one or more sub-channels. |
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[IMessageChannel]: xref:Discord.IMessageChannel |
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[ITextChannel]: xref:Discord.ITextChannel |
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[IGroupChannel]: xref:Discord.IGroupChannel |
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[IDMChannel]: xref:Discord.IDMChannel |
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[IPrivateChannel]: xref:Discord.IPrivateChannel |
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[IPrivateChannel]: xref:Discord.IPrivateChannel |
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[IVoiceChannel]: xref:Discord.IVoiceChannel |
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[ICategoryChannel]: xref:Discord.ICategoryChannel |
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## Emoji Types |
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* An **Emote** ([Emote]) is a custom emote from a guild. |
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- Example: `<:dotnet:232902710280716288>` |
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* An **Emoji** ([Emoji]) is a Unicode emoji. |
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- Example: `👍` |
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[Emote]: xref:Discord.Emote |
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[Emoji]: xref:Discord.Emoji |
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## Activity Types |
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* A **Game** ([Game]) refers to a user's game activity. |
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* A **Rich Presence** ([RichGame]) refers to a user's detailed |
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gameplay status. |
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- Visit [Rich Presence Intro] on Discord docs for more info. |
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* A **Streaming Status** ([StreamingGame]) refers to user's activity |
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for streaming on services such as Twitch. |
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* A **Spotify Status** ([SpotifyGame]) (2.0+) refers to a user's |
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activity for listening to a song on Spotify. |
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[Game]: xref:Discord.Game |
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[RichGame]: xref:Discord.RichGame |
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[StreamingGame]: xref:Discord.StreamingGame |
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[SpotifyGame]: xref:Discord.SpotifyGame |
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[Rich Presence Intro]: https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/rich-presence/best-practices |
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