In Terraform configuration, what is the term for the label used to reference a specific resource instance?

• A. Resource name
• B. Resource ID
• C. Resource type
• D. Provider

Answer: (A)

In Terraform configuration, you reference a specific resource using the label you assign to that resource, which is its local name in the resource block. For example, if you define a resource like resource "aws_instance" "web" { … }, the address aws_instance.web uses the resource type (aws_instance) and the local name (web). The part you actually reference in other configurations is this local name, often called the resource name. The resource ID is a separate value assigned by the provider after creation and is accessed as an attribute (for example, aws_instance.web.id), not used as the reference label. The resource type identifies what kind of resource it is (aws_instance), and the provider is the plugin that implements that resource type.