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Category Term Acronym Meaning
Blockchain Proof of Stake PoS https:// academy .binance .com/ blockchain/ proof -of -stake -explained
Blockchain Proof of Work PoW https:// academy .horizen .global/ technology/ expert/ proof -of -work/
Blockchain Public Key It is an alias associated with a private key generated by a cryptographic function. Normally
the public key is finally converted into an Address by means of a hash function. The public
key reliably identifies the party that has made the transaction, respecting the privacy of their
encrypted data.
Blockchain Routing Wang.H, Cen.Y, Li.X (2017). Blockchain Router: A Cross-Chain Communication Protocol
Blockchain Security Token Token that pays dividends and can be seen directly associated with financial speculation about
the value of the company (stock).
Blockchain Simplified SPV https:// electrum .readthedocs .io/ en/ latest/ spv .html
Payment
Verification
Blockchain Smart http:// blockchainhub .net/ smart -contracts/
Contract
Blockchain Soft Fork https:// academy .binance .com/ blockchain/ hard -forks -and -soft -forks
Blockchain Swap Unlike fork, in the case of the swap, a new currency must be created from scratch. It is done
when important measures have to be implemented that have no place in a simple update of the
code (as in the case of NEO or EOS, by changing the tokens generated on Ethereum by Altcoins
issued on the propriety blockchain of each project).
Blockchain Token Unlike Altcoin, it is a cryptocurrency built on an existing blockchain (e.g. Ethereum).
Blockchain Transaction TX https:// www .blockchain .com/ charts/ n -transactions
Blockchain Transaction https:// support .blockchain .com/ hc/ en -us/ articles/ 360000939903 -Transaction -fees
fee
Blockchain Transaction TXO https:// support .blockchain .com/ hc/ en -us/ articles/ 360040028192 -Anatomy -of -a -Bitcoin
Output -Transaction
Blockchain Transaction TPS https:// academy .binance .com/ glossary/ transactions -per -second -tps
per second
Blockchain Transaction https:// arxiv .org/ pdf/ 1809 .05088 .pdf
routing
Blockchain Trustless https:// academy .binance .com/ glossary/ trustless
Blockchain Unspent UTXO https:// academy .binance .com/ glossary/ unspent -transaction -output -utxo
Transaction
Output
Blockchain Utility Token A token with a specific utility within a platform or ecosystem ideally provides added value. It
does not pay dividends or be associated with “shares” of a company. Example: Flixx, BAT, etc.
Blockchain Wallet https:// www .aprio .com/ whatsnext/ what -is -a -blockchain -wallet/
Blockchain Whitepaper https:// www .investopedia .com/ terms/ w/ whitepaper .asp
Smart City AI https:// chist .org/ artificial -intelligence/
Smart City API “Application programming interface”. It is a set of definitions, protocols and tools that allows
different software and hardware to integrate with one another
Smart City Big data Big data refers to the collection of data sets that are so large and complex that it is difficult
to capture, transfer, store, process and interpret with traditional data processing applications.
It allows for rich information to be derived on a range of variables such as real-time traffic
conditions, air pollution and energy use.
Smart City Citizen-centric The delivery of services based on solving the needs and challenges of the people they serve-
approach used as a way to increase public satisfaction, improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Smart City City as a This combines infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies
service for use as common, city-wide platform for the deployment of the integrated smart city
technologies (along the lines of operating system for the city).
Smart City Hyper-local Data gathered or shared within a very tight geographical area, such as a street of an apartment
data block.
Smart City IoT Global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting
(physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and
communication technologies. Source: ITU-T Y.4000/Y.2060 (06/2012)

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