Smart Contract Vocabulary
August 27, 2022•1,118 words
Smart Contract Vocabulary
elaborate
planned or carried out with great care
rigorous
extremely thorough and careful.
cornerstone
a basic element : foundation a cornerstone of foreign policy.
defect
an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility
intentionally
in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : PURPOSELY
Crucially
very importantly
artifact
an object, such as a tool, that was made in the past:
lapse
a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.
deem
: to come to think or judge : CONSIDER
impediment
something that impedes(such as a lack of age)
retrospective
looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.
refinement
the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.
canonical
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onward
toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : FORWARD
endeavour
v: try hard to do or achieve something.
n: an attempt to achieve a goal.
CAPTURE THE FLAG (CTF)
Application Binary Interface (ABI)
integrated development environment (IDE)
The Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT)
A Ponzi scheme
an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors.
fraud
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
heterogeneous
diverse in character or content.
Throughput
a measure of how many units of information a system can process in a given amount of time.
equitable
fair and impartial.
issuance
the action of supplying or distributing something, especially for official purposes.
remedy
to provide or serve as a remedy for : RELIEVE
inception
an act, process, or instance of beginning
sharded
having elytra or scales
akin
of similar character.
embrace
accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically.
Crucial
IMPORTANT, SIGNIFICANT
tolerant
showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with.
exponentially
(with reference to an increase) more and more rapidly.
odometer
an instrument for measuring the distance travelled by a wheeled vehicle.
yield
produce or provide
RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) is a public-key cryptosystem that is widely used for secure data transmission.
succinctness
the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
Polynomials
algebraic expressions that consist of variables and coefficients
tremendously
EXTREMELY
homomorphism
a structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type (such as two groups, two rings, or two vector spaces).
usurp
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
uppity
putting on or marked by airs of superiority
peasant
a poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status
fraud
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
relinquish
to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
fallback(reserve)
an alternative plan that may be used in an emergency.
exploit
make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
devastating
causing great damage or harm
denote
be a sign of; indicate.
negate
to cause something to have no effect:
flatten
to make level or smooth
to make dull or uninspired —often used with out
laid out
knock (someone) down or unconscious.
populated
to have a place in : occupy, inhabit.
coerced
persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
Flattening
the process of converting several collections (themselves stored in a single collection) into one single collection that contains all of the items in the collections you had before.
entrant
a person or group that enters or takes part in something.
modulo
(in number theory) with respect to or using a modulus of a specified number. Two numbers are congruent modulo a given number if they give the same remainder when divided by that number.
incorporate
to blend or combine thoroughly
comprehensive
complete and including everything that is necessary:
conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question.
Caveat
in Latin means "let him beware" and comes from the verb cavēre, meaning "to be on guard."
Darn
defined as a way to show disappointment or dismay, as a more proper version of the word "damn."
intuitive
using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
nutshell
Add to list Share. Use the phrase in a nutshell when you want to make it clear that you're going to sum something up in just a few words.
behalf
in the interest of/ as a representative of
nitty-gritty
the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux.
cumbersome
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
telekinesis
the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by mental power or other non-physical means.
infeasible
not possible to do easily or conveniently; impracticable.
retract
withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified.
mitigate
make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
credential
a qualification, achievement, quality, or aspect of a person's background, especially when used to indicate their suitability for something.
hard-cord
fix (data or parameters) in a program in such a way that they cannot be altered without modifying the program.
exploit
make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
abuse
use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.
compatibility
a state in which two things are able to exist or occur together without problems or conflict.
ad nauseam
used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
competent
having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
deemed
to come to think or judge
attestation
evidence or proof of something.
stagnation
a stagnant state or condition : a state or condition marked by lack of flow, movement, or development
Neoliberalism
a policy model that encompasses both politics and economics and seeks to transfer the control of economic factors from the public sector to the private sector. Many neoliberalism policies enhance the workings of free market capitalism and attempt to place limits on government spending, government regulation, and public ownership.
corrode
destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action.
critique
an act of criticizing
endeavour
try hard to do or achieve something.
plutocracy
government by the wealthy.
exposure
the state of having no protection from something harmful.
collusion
secret agreement or cooperation
unforeseen
not anticipated or predicted.
perennial
lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
succinct
marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
zk-SNARKs ("zero knowledge succinct arguments of knowledge").
reveal
: to make known through divine inspiration
unduly
more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable
fudge
: to fail to perform as expected
fatal
A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death:
fragile
(of an object) easily broken or damaged.
adjacent
having a common endpoint or border