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+| Term | Definition |
+| --- | --- |
+| DAO | Decentralized Autonomous Organization (see [Overview](./index.md)) |
+| DGF | [DAO Governance Framework](https://daogovernanceframework.com/wiki/DAO_Governance_Framework) |
+| Casper | A block chain supporting contracts and native fungible currency |
+| CSPR | The native fungible currency of the Casper block chain |
+| Ethereum | A block chain supporting contracts and native fungible currency |
+| ETH | The native fungible currency of the Ethereum block chain |
+| Matrix | A federated communications platform |
+| Synapse | The reference Matrix server implementation, including support for federation |
+| Element-web | The reference Matrix front-end implementation |
+| Homeserver | A Matrix homeserver running Synapse or equivalent |
+| Worker | A Matrix user with a Blockchain Wallet. May stake REP, and earn REP and CSPR/ETH. |
+| Customer | A user with a Blockchain Wallet. Pays to engage a work contract. |
+| Staking Client | An application that listens for validation pools, performs validation and stakes for/against the pool. |
+| Reputation (REP) | A non-transferable ERC20 token representing the results of validation pools within a given expertise. |
+| Forum Post | A signed contribution with weighted citations |
+| Validation Pool (VP) | Takes CSPR/ETH and author stakes as input. Requires REP-weighted consensus. Mints and distributes REP; distributes CSPR/ETH. |
+| Work Evidence (WEV) | A forum post representing work that fulfills some work request(s) |
+| Work Smart Contract (WSC) | A contract that takes REP stakes from workers and CSPR/ETH from customers, and puts them toward a validation pool (VP) targeting work evidence (WEV). |
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