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From: r350178982 <32759763+r350178982@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:44:03 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Create terms.md

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+title: Terminology
+excerpt: Here are some of the terms used in Seafile
+category: 658bc87fd352d6004fe43f8f
+isReference: true
+slug: terms
+---
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+## Users
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+- **user_id**: The unique user id in the form...@auth.local, stored in EmailUser.email in ccnet_db. In old version, this is the same as a user's real email. In new version, user's real email is stored in contact_email field instead. It is unchangeable.
+- **email**: Same as user_id. The term is still used in API's returned value. The term should be avoided in other places.
+- **username**: Same as user_id, used internally in Seafile's code.
+- **contact_email**: User's contact email, which is also a user's real email. It is changeable.
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