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This is now the leading subsection of the Configuration section of the docs, and so this rewrite intends to make it more "guide-like" and as accessible as possible to those who are not yet familiar with other Terraform concepts. This rewrite also attempts to introduce some consistency into our vocabulary, which should eventually be reflected throughout our documentation. In particular: - "Resource" refers to the block the user writes in configuration, while "Resource _Type_" refers to what the provider defines. We previously used "resource" for both of these interchangeably. - "Resource" is no longer used to refer to what gets created and managed in remote APIs as a result of a resource block in configuration. Lacking a good distinct name for these, this guide uses the word "object", qualifying it as "infrastructure object" or "remote object" where necessary to retain clarity. This distinction is important to enable a clear description of resource lifecycle. - "Argument" refers to an element (attribute or block) within a resource block. This terminology was already being used in some places, so we embrace it here as a way to distinguish from "attribute", which is what a resource _exports_ for use in expressions. - Since interpolation is no longer needed to use expressions in the language, the word "expression" is used to describe the definition of a value that might involve some computation. Where necessary, this is used with a modifier "arbitrary expression" to contrast with situations where the set of allowed expression constructs is constrained. |
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| data-sources.html.md | ||
| index.html.md | ||
| interpolation.html.md | ||
| locals.html.md | ||
| modules.html.md | ||
| outputs.html.md | ||
| override.html.md | ||
| providers.html.md | ||
| resources.html.md | ||
| syntax.html.md | ||
| terraform-enterprise.html.md | ||
| terraform.html.md | ||
| variables.html.md | ||