Nodes represent entities in your data model (like Person, Product, Company). They can have:
- Labels to categorize them (e.g.,
:Person, :Movie)
- Properties as key-value pairs
Relationships connect nodes and represent how entities are related. They:
- Always have a direction (though can be traversed both ways)
- Must have exactly one type (e.g.,
:ACTED_IN, :FRIENDS_WITH)
- Can have properties
Properties are key-value pairs that store data on both nodes and relationships.
Example:
(person:Person {name: "Tom Hanks", born: 1956})
-[:ACTED_IN {role: "Forrest"}]->
(movie:Movie {title: "Forrest Gump", released: 1994})