A blockchain that is merge mined with a primary blockchain
Moneropedia
Comprehensive glossary of Monero and blockchain terms.
S
Sidechain
Signature
A cryptographic method for proving ownership of a piece of information, as well as proving that the information has not been modified after being signed
Smart Mining
A process of having a throttled miner mine when it otherwise does not cause drawbacks
Spend Key
One of the two pairs of private and public cryptographic keys that each account has, with the private spend key used to spend any funds in the account
Stealth Address
Automatic one-time addresses for every transaction
T
Tail Emission
The block reward at the end of the emission curve
Transaction
A cryptographically signed container that details the transfer of Monero to a recipient (or recipients)
U
Unlock Time
A special transaction where the recipient(s) can only spend the funds after a future date, as set by the sender
V
View Key
One of two sets of private and public cryptographic keys that each account has, with the private view key required to view all transactions related to the account
W
Wallet
A wallet stores the information necessary to send and receive Monero