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## TODO
+ID - A snowflake ID, a snowflake ID is a unique identifier used across the client and server, it embeds metadata including the date it was generated which can be retrieved for display purposes.
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+Receiver ID - usually refers to the "other" person's ID in a 1:1 messaging, but can also refer to the literal `receiver_id` SQL field on the `messages` table which may be either the "other" person, or the user itself.
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+Frequency ID
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Chat ID - A snowflake ID that refers to either a frequency ID or a receiver ID
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+Signal - A currently open chat between 2 individual users ("DM")