diff --git a/developer-docs-site/docs/reference/glossary.md b/developer-docs-site/docs/reference/glossary.md index 4804ac0c04244..09871a510828d 100755 --- a/developer-docs-site/docs/reference/glossary.md +++ b/developer-docs-site/docs/reference/glossary.md @@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ An Aptos node is a peer entity of the Aptos network that tracks the state of the - **Aptos protocol** is the specification of how transactions are submitted, ordered, executed, and recorded within the Aptos network. -## AptosAccount.T +## AptosAccount -- A **`AptosAccount.T`** is a Move resource that holds all the administrative data associated with an account, such as sequence number, balance, and authentication key. -- A **`AptosAccount.T`** is the only resource that every account is guaranteed to contain. +- A **`AptosAccount`** is a Move resource that holds all the administrative data associated with an account, such as sequence number, balance, and authentication key. +- A **`AptosAccount`** is the only resource that every account is guaranteed to contain. ## AptosAccount module - **The AptosAccount module** is a Move module that contains the code for manipulating the administrative data held in a particular `AptosAccount.T` resource. - Code for checking or incrementing sequence numbers, withdrawing or depositing currency, and extracting gas deposits is included in the AptosAccount module. -## Aptos testnet +## Aptos devnet -- See [testnet](#testnet). +- See [devnet](#devnet). # B @@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ An Aptos node is a peer entity of the Aptos network that tracks the state of the - A **consensus protocol** is collectively executed by n validators to accept or reject a transaction and to agree on the ordering of transactions and [execution results](#execution-result). - See [BFT](#byzantine-fault-tolerance-bft) +# D + +## devnet + +- The **devnet** is a publicly deployed instance of the Aptos network that runs using a set of validator test nodes. +- The devnet is a demonstration of the Aptos network that is built for experimenting with new ideas +- The devnet simulates a digital payment system and the coins on the devnet have _no real world value_. + # E ## Ed25519 @@ -95,8 +103,8 @@ An Aptos node is a peer entity of the Aptos network that tracks the state of the ## Event - An **event** is the user-facing representation of the effects of executing a transaction. -- A transaction may be designed to emit any number of events as a list. For example, a peer-to-peer payment transaction emits a `SentPaymentEvent` for the sender account and a `ReceivedPaymentEvent` for the recipient account. -- In the Aptos protocol, events provide evidence that the successful execution of a transaction resulted in a specific effect. The `ReceivedPaymentEvent` (in the above example) allows the recipient to confirm that a payment was received into their account. +- A transaction may be designed to emit any number of events as a list. For example, a `TestCoin` transfer emits a `SentEvent` for the sender account and a `ReceivedEvent` for the recipient account. +- In the Aptos protocol, events provide evidence that the successful execution of a transaction resulted in a specific effect. The `ReceivedEvent` (in the above example) allows the recipient to confirm that a payment was received into their account. - Events are persisted on the blockchain and are used to answer queries by [clients](#client). ## Expiration Time @@ -113,8 +121,8 @@ then there is a guarantee that T_N will never be included in the blockchain. ## Faucet -- **Faucet** is the way to create Aptos currency with no real-world value, only on our testnet. -- The Faucet is a service running along with the testnet. This service only exists to facilitate minting coins for the testnet. +- **Faucet** is the way to create Aptos currency with no real-world value, only on our devnet. +- The Faucet is a service running along with the devnet. This service only exists to facilitate minting coins for the devnet. - You can use the Faucet by sending a request to create coins and transfer them into a given account on your behalf. # G @@ -220,10 +228,6 @@ then there is a guarantee that T_N will never be included in the blockchain. # P -## ParentVASP account - -The ParentVASP account is your unique root account. You can have only one parent account per Regulated VASP. Aptos Networks will create a ParentVASP account on your behalf with your authentication key. - ## Proof - A **proof** is a way to verify the accuracy of data in the blockchain. @@ -275,12 +279,6 @@ The ParentVASP account is your unique root account. You can have only one parent # T -## testnet - -- The **testnet** is a publicly deployed instance of the Aptos network that runs using a set of validator test nodes. -- The testnet is a demonstration of the Aptos network that is built for experimenting with new ideas -- The testnet simulates a digital payment system and the coins on the testnet have _no real world value_. - ## Transaction - A raw **transaction** contains the following fields: