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Expand Up @@ -172,6 +172,22 @@ accessing this HTTP endpoint _implicitly_ defines the GraphQL schema to use.
> When using GraphQL over HTTP, it's common to encode the GraphQL request as
> JSON.

For more details, refer to [the specification definition](https://spec.graphql.org/draft/#request).

### error

**Definition**: An error is an anomalous condition that breaks the execution of an algorithm.

Errors are raised during the execution of an algorithm. Callers of the algorithm may handle errors and recover from the error.

Note: Errors can be thought as exceptions in languages that support them.

### (GraphQL) field error

**Definition**: A field error is an error raised during the execution of a particular field which results in partial response data.

For more details, refer to [the specification definition](https://spec.graphql.org/draft/#field-error).

### (GraphQL) request error

**Definition**: an error which occurs whilst preparing a GraphQL request for
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> parse grammar or validation error in the requested document, an inability to
> determine which operation to execute, or invalid input values for variables.

For more details, refer to [the specification definition](https://spec.graphql.org/draft/#request-error).

### (GraphQL) service

**Definition**: a software capable of executing a GraphQL request and returning
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