Terraform
a declarative Infrastructure as Code tool that describes resources in configuration files and converges infrastructure toward that state
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Terraform Apply
the Terraform operation that executes plan actions to actually change infrastructure
View definitionTerraform Backend
the mechanism that defines where Terraform stores state and, depending on backend, how it handles locking or remote execution
View definitionTerraform Drift
the difference between Terraform's declared/stored infrastructure state and a resource changed outside the Terraform workflow
View definitionTerraform Module
a reusable Terraform configuration package grouping resources, variables, outputs, and architecture logic
View definitionTerraform Plan
the Terraform operation that calculates and presents required changes without immediately applying them
View definitionTerraform Provider
a Terraform plugin that implements resources and data sources for a specific API or platform
View definitionTerraform State
the state file or object in which Terraform maps configuration resources to real objects and keeps required attributes
View definitionTerraform Workspace
a separate Terraform state namespace using the same configuration to maintain multiple logical instances of the same code
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