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> Documents are only executable by a GraphQL service if they are
> {ExecutableDocument} and contain at least one {OperationDefinition}.

### Source schema document

**Definition**: the textual representation (using GraphQL query language) of the
type system definitions or extensions to be used by a GraphQL service, excluding
the built-in definitions provided by the service.

Note: The source schema document is generally manually written and passed as
input to a GraphQL service implementation.

### Full schema document

**Definition**: the textual representation (using GraphQL query language) of the
type system definitions supported by a GraphQL service, including the built-in
definitions provided by the service.
Full schema documents allow validation of any executable document.

Note: The full schema document is generally machine written and produced as an
output of a GraphQL service implementation.

### (GraphQL) variables

**Definition**: placeholder for a value within an operation that may be
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