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  === Consumer
  In our platform, we define a *consumer* (also called *API consumer*) as the role that consumes APIs. [underline]*PRO-TIP*: A consumer can only consume an API after subscribing to it. 
  
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  === Application
  
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  Ready to use Gravitee.io API Management? Let's get started!
  