| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVM | The execution environment for Ethereum-compatible contract bytecode. |
| EVM chain ID | The numeric identity used by wallets when signing. Tavchain Testnet uses 771002. |
| Native chain ID | The node identifier, tavchaintestnet_771002-1. |
| Tavcoin (TAV) | The native coin used for transaction value and fees. Test TAV has no monetary value. |
| atav | TAV’s base denomination. 1 TAV = 10^18 atav. |
| Gas | The unit that meters transaction execution work. |
| Nonce | An account’s transaction sequence number. |
| Receipt | The execution result for an included transaction. |
| Validator | A node admitted to the consensus validator set. |
| Full node | A node that follows and verifies the chain without necessarily voting in consensus. |
| RPC | The interface used by wallets and applications to query state and submit transactions. |
| Explorer | A service that indexes chain data for browsing. Its index can lag the chain. |
| Faucet | A service that distributes valueless test tokens for development. |
| ERC-20 | A token contract interface; its balances are separate from native TAV. |
Introduction
Glossary
Definitions of Tavchain account, transaction, token and node terminology, including chain IDs, gas, receipts and base units.
Use this glossary to interpret Tavchain’s network, transaction and node documentation.
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