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| page_title: Terraform internals | |
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| Learn about internal Terraform processes, such as generating the resource dependency graph. | |
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| # Terraform internals overview | |
| This topic provides overview information about the internals of Terraform. | |
| Topics in this section explain how Terraform generates plans and describe the provider lifecycle. | |
| You do not have to understand Terraform internals to use Terraform. |