Glossary
Terms used across ZK OS and these docs.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Adjusted holder count | Holder count where each cluster counts as one |
| Bond | Tokens posted as a guarantee, returned unless objective conditions are broken |
| Bundle | Several wallets that bought a token in a coordinated way, as suggested by signals |
| Cluster | A group of wallets linked by one or more signals |
| Commitment | A hash that hides a value now and lets you prove it later |
| Deployer | The address that created a contract |
| Funding source | The address that sent a wallet its first native funds |
| Heuristic | A rule of thumb that is often right and sometimes wrong |
| Infrastructure address | A contract, pool, router, bridge, exchange or burn address |
| Keeper | An operator that triggers settlement on time |
| Linked by funding | Two wallets share a funding source |
| Manifest | The locked list of a launch's terms, published with its hash |
| Merkle root | One hash that summarises a whole list |
| Midpoint | The middle of the reference market's bid and ask |
| Nullifier | A value that marks a private note as spent without revealing which note |
| Price guard | A check that voids a batch if the midpoint moved too far from sampled prices |
| Proof | A zero knowledge proof: evidence a statement is true that reveals nothing else |
| Prover | An operator that generates proofs |
| Salt | A random value mixed into a hash so it cannot be guessed |
| Sealed book | An order book where orders stay hidden until they all clear together |
| Signal | An observable pattern in chain data that suggests a relationship |
| Slashing | Taking part or all of a bond when an objective rule is broken |
| Sniper | A wallet that buys in the first blocks after liquidity is added |
| Synthetic | Generated by the app, not read from the chain |
Last updated 2026-09-28