Discord.Net/docs/faq/Glossary.md

• Glossary
• • Common Types
  • Channel Types
  • • Message Channels
    • Misc Channels
  • Emoji Types
  • Activity Types

Glossary

Common Types

• A Guild (IGuild) is an isolated collection of users and
  channels, and are often referred to as "servers".
  • Example: Discord API
• A Channel (IChannel) represents either a voice or text channel.
  • Example: #dotnet_discord-net

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.
• A Private channel (IPrivateChannel) is a DM or a Group.
• A Message channel (IMessageChannel) can be any of the above.

Misc Channels

• A Guild channel (IGuildChannel) is a guild channel in a guild.
  • This can be any channels that may exist in a guild.
• 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.

Emoji Types

• An Emote (Emote) is a custom emote from a guild.
  • Example: <:dotnet:232902710280716288>
• An Emoji (Emoji) is a Unicode emoji.
  • Example: 👍

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.