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The canonical written form of 157 Ethereum terms — how each one is spelled and capitalized, which forms to avoid, and what it means.

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TermCategoryCasingAvoidAlso known as
51% attackgeneralstandard
Aavegeneralproper
AI agentgeneralfixed
anonymity setgeneralstandard
anti-Sybilgeneralfixed
Arbitrumgeneralproper
archive nodegeneralstandard
ASICgeneraluppercase
assertgeneralstandard
autonomous agentgeneralstandard
Besugeneralproper
big-endiangeneralstandard
Binancegeneralproper
Bitcoingeneralproper
blockgeneralstandard
block explorergeneralstandard
block headergeneralstandard
block propagationgeneralstandard
block rewardgeneralstandard
block statusgeneralstandard
block timegeneralstandard
block validationgeneralstandard
blockchaingeneralstandard
bootnodegeneralstandard
censorship resistantgeneralstandard
chaingeneralstandard
Charles Hoskinsongeneralproper
Chromegeneralproper
client diversitygeneralstandard
Coinbasegeneralproper
compilinggeneralstandard
computational infeasibilitygeneralstandard
ConsenSysgeneralfixed
considered for inclusion (CFI)generalstandard
cryptogeneralstandard
cryptoeconomicsgeneralstandard
CryptoKittiesgeneralfixed
DAGgeneraluppercaseDAG, directed acyclic graph
decentralizationgeneralstandard
decentralizedgeneralstandard
decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN)generalstandarddecentralized physical infrastructure, DePIN
decentralized science (DeSci)generalstandarddecentralized science, DeSci
decryptiongeneralstandard
devnetgeneralstandard
difficultygeneralstandard
difficulty bombgeneralstandard
Discordgeneralproper
discoverygeneralstandard
double-spendgeneralstandarddouble spenddouble-spend, double-spending
Erigongeneralproper
Ethereumgeneralproper
Ethereum Classicgeneralproper
Ethereum Foundationgeneralproper
Ethereum Mainnetgeneralproper
execution clientgeneralstandard
execution layergeneralstandard
Facebookgeneralproper
Filecoingeneralproper
finalizedgeneralstandard
finneygeneralstandardFinney
forkgeneralstandard
fraud proofgeneralstandard
Frontiergeneralproper
full nodegeneralstandard
Gavin Woodgeneralproper
genesis blockgeneralstandard
gossip protocolgeneralstandard
hard forkgeneralstandard
history expirygeneralstandard
immutabilitygeneralstandard
integrated development environment (IDE)generalstandard
interoperablegeneralstandard
Joseph Lubingeneralproper
layer 1 (L1)generalstandardLayer 1layer-1Layer-1layer 1, L1
Lidogeneralproper
light clientgeneralstandard
light nodegeneralstandard
Lighthousegeneralproper
Lodestargeneralproper
mainnetgeneralstandard
MakerDAOgeneralfixed
messagegeneralstandard
message callgeneralstandard
metadatageneralstandard
MetaMaskgeneralfixed
Microsoftgeneralproper
modular blockchaingeneralstandard
monolithic blockchaingeneralstandard
Netflixgeneralproper
Nethermindgeneralproper
networkgeneralstandard
Nimbusgeneralproper
nodegeneralstandard
off-rampgeneralstandard
offchaingeneralstandardoff-chainoff chainOff-chain
ommer blockgeneralstandarduncle blockUncle blockUNCLE blockommer block, ommer (uncle) block
on-rampgeneralstandard
onboardinggeneralstandard
onchaingeneralstandardon-chainon chainOn-chain
OpenSeageneralfixed
Optimismgeneralproper
PayPalgeneralfixed
peergeneralstandard
peer-to-peergeneralstandard
permissionedgeneralstandard
permissionlessgeneralstandard
Polygongeneralproper
privacygeneralstandard
private chaingeneralstandard
proof of attendancegeneralstandard
proof-of-work (PoW)generalfixedproof-of-work, proof of work, PoW
protocolgeneralstandard
Prysmgeneralproper
public goodsgeneralstandard
re-entrancy attackgeneralstandard
real world assets (RWA)generalstandardreal world assets, RWA
Recursive Length Prefix (RLP)generalstandard
Redditgeneralproper
regenerative finance (ReFi)generalstandardregenerative finance, ReFi
Rethgeneralproper
retroactive public goods funding (RPGF)generalstandardretroactive public goods funding, RPGF
rewardgeneralstandard
self-sovereigntygeneralstandard
Sepoliageneralproper
serializationgeneralstandard
SNARKgeneraluppercase
soft forkgeneralstandard
STARKgeneraluppercase
Starknetgeneralproper
state bloatgeneralstandard
state expirygeneralstandard
statelessnessgeneralstandard
Swarmgeneralproper
Sybil attackgeneralstandard
syncgeneralstandardsync, syncing, synced
szabogeneralstandardSzabo
Tekugeneralproper
Telegramgeneralproper
terminal total difficulty (TTD)generalstandard
testnetgeneralstandard
total value locked (TVL)generalstandardtotal value locked, TVL
trust assumptionsgeneralstandard
trust-minimizedgeneralstandard
trustlessgeneralstandard
trustlessnessgeneralstandard
Turing completegeneralstandard
Twittergeneralproper
UTXOgeneraluppercase
Vitalik Buteringeneralproper
web 3.0generalfixed
web2generalstandard
Wei Daigeneralproper
whitepapergeneralstandard
witnessgeneralstandard
yellow papergeneralstandard
YouTubegeneralfixed
ZKsyncgeneralfixed

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