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Glossary

This glossary is an alphabetical list of the core terminologies used in Wechaty.

Wechaty Definitions

Hostie

Hostie is a house for the botie to live in, for hosting complicated services.

Botie

Botie is a description for a bot so that we can instantiate it later. Its abilities are always powered by Gifties.

Giftie

Giftie is a module that can be attached to our Wechaty bot. It is capable to be installed into a Botie.

Message

Learn more from MO vs. MT messaging – what is the difference between them?.

MO Message

The term MO message stands for “Mobile Originated” messaging. This type of message refers to a message sent from a mobile phone.

MT Message

The term MT message stands for “Mobile Terminated” message. This means that MT message is being terminated on the mobile phone or, to put it simply, this is a message sent from a mobile SMS provider system to the subscriber’s mobile phone.