Glossary

This is a list with the most common Discord-related terms:

• Guild - A synonym for server
• Selfbot - A client account bot, usually logged in to a user's own account
• Sharding - Splitting a bot into several independent shards, see Sharding
• Token - Used to login instead of requiring a username + password
• Embed - A "fancy" message, see Embed FAQ
• Ratelimit - Prevents you from spamming actions, see Ratelimit FAQ
• Websocket - A TCP "connection" to Discord that receives events, see Wikipedia
• Gateway - The address for the websocket
• Rest / Rest Request - REST is used to perform actions like sending messages. Rest Requests do not require an active websocket connection.
• Activity - The text underneath the username, usually Playing Xyz
• Rich Presence - A more detailed activity, see Discord Docs