Is there a specific name for a directed graph that is composed of only loops?

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Recently I have been doing practice questions for my Final exam tomorrow and this one question appeared that was interesting, but I couldn't seem to find the other half of the answer to it.

Q: Given the relation $\{(2,2), (3,3)\}$, draw it's associated directed graph and classify the relation.

A: Draw two vertices that have a loop(this is the first half where I draw it of course).

Classification of relation: ?

Does anyone know what this relation would be classified as? I know what the vertices are called, which are referred to as isolated vertex, but what would be relation be classified as?

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Without knowing exactly what is meant by "classifying" the relation, I would just answer that the relation is the equality relation over the domain $\{2, 3\}$.

You can throw in the terms reflexive, symmetric, and transitive, as well. But I think "equality" over a domain is pretty precise.