Glossary
Documint terms
Term | Definition |
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array | A data structure consisting of a collection of elements (values or variables), each identified by at least one array index or key. |
booleans | Booleans are values that are either true or false. |
collections | A collection is an array of objects. |
conditional logic | Set rules, or conditions, that cause your process to change based on input. |
functions | Functions allow you to manipulate data in your template. |
merging | The process of combining data with a template to produce a document. |
minted document | A minted document is a document created when you merge your template with your data. |
nesting | Information is organized in layers, or where objects contain other similar objects. |
object | Objects are groups of key-value pairs. |
path | A path is a string used to access a property deep within the data being merged with your template. For accessing nested properties within an object, use a . to access nested properties and [] to access a specific item in an array. |
snakecase | Style of text in which each space is replaced by an underscore character and the first letter of each word is written in lowercase. An example is: "hello_world" |
strings | a sequence of characters or simply text data |
template | Templates are blueprints for your documents. You can think of a template as a document but with variables instead of the actual data that the document will contain. When you merge your data with a template you've created a document. |
variable | used to tell Documint where in your template to place your data |
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