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