Definitions

Dapp

A decentralised application (dapp) is an application built on a decentralised network that combines a smart contract and a front-end user interface.

Provider

A JavaScript object made available to a consumer, that provides access to a wallet using a Client.

Client

An endpoint that receives Remote Procedure Call (RPC) requests from the Provider and returns their results.

Wallet

An end-user application that manages private keys, performs signing operations, and acts as a middleware between the Provider and the Client.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

A Remote Procedure Call (RPC), is any request submitted to a Provider for some procedure that is to be processed by a Provider, its Wallet, or its Client.

Address

An address is a base64url encoded string representation of a public key. It is used to identify users in the network.

Active Account

An active account is an account that is currently selected by the user in the wallet.