Concepts and definitions
This section describes key concepts and defines terminology specific to this solution:
resource
An AWS resource, such as an Amazon Simple Storage Service
relationship
A link between two resources, such as an AWS Identity and Access Management
resource type
The classification category of a resource. Always follows the CloudFormation naming convention, such as AWS::Lambda::Function.
discovery
The process that the solution initiates to map resources and their relationships in your AWS accounts and Regions.
account discovery mode
The method of discovering accounts and adding them to the solution: either self-managed through the Workload Discovery on AWS UI or delegated to AWS Organizations.
Note
For a general reference of AWS terms, see the AWS Glossary.
