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	@title Handles Technical Documentation			@title Handles Technical Documentation
	@group handles			@group developer

	Technical overview of Handles.			Technical overview of Handles.

	Overview			Overview
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	Most objects in Phabricator have PHIDs, which are globally unique identifiers			Most objects in Phorge have PHIDs, which are globally unique identifiers
	that look like `PHID-USER-2zw4hwdt4i5b5ypikv6x`. If you know the PHID for an			that look like `PHID-USER-2zw4hwdt4i5b5ypikv6x`. If you know the PHID for an
	object, you can load a handle for that object to get more information			object, you can load a handle for that object to get more information
	about it.			about it.

	Handles are lightweight reference objects which provide some basic information			Handles are lightweight reference objects which provide some basic information
	common across all objects (like their type, icons, names, monograms, URIs, and			common across all objects (like their type, icons, names, monograms, URIs, and
	whether they are open or closed). Applications don't need to know anything about			whether they are open or closed). Applications don't need to know anything about
	other types of objects in order to load and use handles. There are uniform			other types of objects in order to load and use handles. There are uniform
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