# TECHNICAL FUNDAMENTALS

- [Key Elements of FlowMate](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/key-elements-of-flowmate.md)
- [What is a Flow?](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/key-elements-of-flowmate/what-is-a-flow.md): A high-level overview of the concept of Integration and Automation Flows in FlowMate
- [What is a Template?](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/key-elements-of-flowmate/what-is-a-template.md): A high-level overview of the concept of templates in FlowMate
- [What is a Connector?](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/key-elements-of-flowmate/what-is-a-connector.md): A high-level overview of the concept of connectors in FlowMate
- [User Management](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/user-management.md): A high-level overview of user management in FlowMate
- [Credential Handling](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/credential-handling.md): A high-level overview of credential handling in FlowMate
- [Flow Execution Behavior](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/flow-execution-behavior.md)
- [How Flows Process Data in FlowMate](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/flow-execution-behavior/how-flows-process-data-in-flowmate.md)
- [Retry Handling](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/flow-execution-behavior/retry-handling.md)
- [Snapshot Logic](https://flowmate.gitbook.io/flowmate-documentation/technical-fundamentals/flow-execution-behavior/snapshot-logic.md)


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