Accounts and assets

Address
A public identifier for an account or contract on a particular network.
Private key
Secret material used to authorize account actions. Keep it private.
GRP
Grape’s native currency, used for gas and network utility.
GGT
The separate Grape Governance Token.
ERC-20
A common interface for interchangeable token units.
ERC-721 / NFT
An interface for individually identified assets within a collection.
Metadata
Descriptive information and media references associated with an asset.

The network

DAG
A directed acyclic graph: connected records with directional references and no cycles.
EVM
The execution environment used by Ethereum-compatible smart contracts.
Canonical state
The single agreed account and contract state used by the network.
Gas
A measure of execution work used to calculate transaction fees.
Finality
The protocol’s committed result, distinct from merely submitting a transaction.
Validator
An authorized participant in the network’s agreement process.
Epoch
A period used for membership and related protocol rules.
Attestation
A signed statement about a verified event or fact under a defined trust model.

Participation and markets

Bond
Stake committed under validator participation rules.
Unbonding
A delayed release process for committed stake.
Bridge
A mechanism for moving supported asset representations between networks.
Liquidity
Assets made available to support trades in a market.
APR
An annualized simple rate; it does not itself imply compounding.
APY
An annual yield measure that includes a specified compounding assumption.
Accrued / paid
Calculated entitlement versus an actual settled payment.
Snapshot
A record at a defined point in time or block used for later calculations.