Glossary

Glossary

A

Account

 

B

 

 

C

Contract

 

D

DAO

Decentral Autonomous Organization

DTH

DAO Token Holder

DPOS

Delegated-proof-of-stake is a consensus mechanism used to secure a blockchain

E

EC

Ethereum Computer

Extra Balance

Special "managed" account, in which the amount of ETH is stored which exceeds the price of 1 ETH = 100 DAO Tokens in the creation phase

F

FUD

Fear, Uncertanty and Doubt

G

 

 

H

Hash

 

I

IoT

Internet of Things 

IoS

Internet of Sharing

 

 

J

 

 

K

Keccak

Family of strong hashing algorithms designed by Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, and Gilles Van Assche

L

Legal

 

M

 

 

N

 

 

O

Oracle

Mechanism to make information from the real world accesible to the blockchain

OTC

Over The Counter

P

 

 

Q

Quorum

The minimum number of votes required for a proposal to get accepted (additionally the positive votes must be higher then the negative votes)

Quorum halving

If the quorum is not reached after a certain time, it is halved

R

Reward Token

 

S

SHA-3

Strong hashing algorithm from the Keccak family

Smart Contract

 

Split

Create a child DAO and move some funds there

T

TCP

Token controlled participation. Mechanism by which any user who wants to join an ongoing process involving the DAO has to prove he owns tokens.

Token

 

U

USN

Universal Sharing Network

V

 

 

W

 

 

X,Y,Z