# Glossary

| Abbreviation | Description                         |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------- |
| **AML**      | Anti-Money Laundering               |
| **CTF**      | Combating the Funding of Terrorism  |
| **IP**       | Intellectual Property               |
| **ICO**      | Initial Coin Offering               |
| **NFT**      | Non-Fungible Token                  |
| **HP**       | Health Points                       |
| **CWP**      | Custodian Wallet Provider           |
| **PvP**      | Player Versus Player                |
| **PvE**      | Players Versus Environment          |
| **AI**       | Artificial Intelligence             |
| **NPC**      | Non-Player Character                |
| **TGE**      | Token Generation Event              |
| **MMO**      | Massively-Multiplayer Online (Game) |

**Decimals:** Pertaining to the `decimals` Value in an ERC-20 smart contract. This is how divisible a token can be. 

**Smart Contract:** Smart contracts are self-executing lines of code that perform pre-defined instructions, executed and verified on the blockchain, rendering transactions traceable, transparent, and irreversible. [Find out more.](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/smart-contracts.asp)\
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**Multisignature (or Multisig) Wallet:** A cryptocurrency wallet that requires two or more private keys to sign and send a transaction.\
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**Off-Ramp:** Off-ramping is when cryptoassets are converted into fiat money, goods or services. This is usually executed by third-party, such as [ramp.network](https://ramp.network). 

**Fiat Money:** Legal tender, or conventional money as we know it. Examples include USD, GBP and EUR.

**DEX:** A decentralized exchange (or DEX) is a peer-to-peer marketplace where transactions occur directly between crypto traders. DEXs fulfill one of crypto’s core possibilities: fostering financial transactions that aren’t officiated by banks, brokers, or any other intermediary. *Source:* [*Coinbase*](https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-dex)

**CEX:** A centralized exchange (or CEX) is an organization that coordinates cryptocurrency trading on a large scale, using a similar business model to traditional asset exchanges like stock exchanges. *Source:* [*Coindesk*](https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-is-a-cex-centralized-exchanges-explained/)\
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**Vesting/Vesting Period:** The length of time a token-holder must wait before their tokens become available for selling or exchanging.

**Token Generation Event:** The time and date when a Smart Contract is deployed and the tokens become ready for distribution.

**NPC:** An NPC, or Non-Player Character is any character in a game that is not controlled by a player.

**Buff:** An in-game boost or bonus.

**Mint/Minting:** The process of uniquely publishing a token on the blockchain to make it purchasable, usually (and in our case), through a Smart Contract.


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