This glossary defines Polyester terminology. Each entry links to the page where the concept is covered in depth. For a broader map of how these systems fit together, see Key Concepts.
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Definition
A saved destination address and its label.
Applies to
Wallet, Withdrawals, Security
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Definition
A revocable credential used to access Polyester programmatically.
Applies to
API, Security, Desktop
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Definition
The first asset in a trading pair and the asset being bought or sold.
Applies to
Trading, Markets
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Definition
The complete journey of an asset moving from an external chain into Polyester.
Applies to
Funds, Zipper, Scan
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Definition
A blockchain account controlled directly by a private key.
Applies to
Accounts, Security
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Definition
The point when a chain transaction is considered sufficiently permanent.
Applies to
Deposits, Withdrawals, Chains
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Definition
The account area where deposits arrive and assets remain available for transfers or withdrawals.
Applies to
Funds, Transfers, Deposits
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Definition
Polyester's system for sponsoring Polyester Chain gas on supported actions.
Applies to
Polyester Chain, Accounts
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Definition
A security signer used to approve protected account actions.
Applies to
Accounts, Security
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Definition
A volume-weighted reference price built from normalized Asset prices across leading centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Applies to
Trading, Funds, Lending
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Definition
The main Polyester account that owns its Subaccounts.
Applies to
Accounts, Subaccounts
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Definition
An order that rests on the order book and provides liquidity.
Applies to
Trading, Fees, API
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Definition
A participant or strategy that quotes buy and sell orders to provide liquidity to a market.
Applies to
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Definition
An additional identity check used to protect sensitive account actions.
Applies to
Accounts, Security
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Definition
The external or embedded wallet that authorizes actions for your Polyester Smart account.
Applies to
Accounts, Security
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Definition
The native gas asset of Polyester Chain. Polyester sponsors gas for supported product actions.
Applies to
Polyester Chain, Gas
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Definition
Polyester's high-performance system for order admission, matching, and settlement.
Applies to
Trading, Matching, Settlement
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Definition
Polyester's EVM-compatible blockchain for accounts, assets, and protocol activity.
Applies to
Polyester Chain, Accounts, Assets
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Definition
The public explorer for Polyester Chain activity, contracts, assets, and Zipper Flows.
Applies to
Scan, Explorer
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Definition
An order setting that prevents the order from immediately executing as a taker.
Applies to
Trading, Orders, API
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Definition
The second asset in a pair and the asset used to express its price.
Applies to
Trading, Markets
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Definition
The configured connection between one asset on an external chain and its matching Zipped Asset on Polyester Chain.
Applies to
Zipper, Funds, Deposits
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Definition
The Safe account on Polyester Chain that represents a Polyester account.
Applies to
Accounts, Polyester Chain
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Definition
A separate account under a Main Account with its own balances, members, and activity.
Applies to
Accounts, Trading, API
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Definition
An incoming order that executes against liquidity already on the order book.
Applies to
Trading, Fees, API
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Definition
The account-facing balance that combines compatible source-chain asset routes.
Applies to
Funds, Trading, Zipper
Definition
The private balance area used for trading, lending, collateral, and margin.
Applies to
Trading, Funds, Margin
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Definition
A protected external custody location used by Zipper for a specific asset route.
Applies to
Zipper, Custody
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Definition
The complete journey of an asset moving from Polyester to an external chain.
Applies to
Funds, Zipper, Scan
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Definition
The Polyester Chain representation of one asset from one source chain.
Applies to
Funds, Zipper, Scan
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Definition
Polyester's protocol for bringing supported external assets onto and off Polyester Chain.
Applies to
Funds, Deposits, Withdrawals
Related Topics
Confirmation Requirements See the confirmation requirements and estimated deposit times for supported chains. Testnet Faucets Claim testnet Assets from faucets that do not require a mainnet balance. Faucet Backups Use backup faucets when a primary faucet is unavailable. Some require a mainnet balance. Polyester Contracts Open official Polyester Chain contract deployments in Polyester Scan. Audits Open published security reviews for Polyester and Zipper. Official Links Open official Polyester products, documentation, support, community, and developer resources. LLMs.txt Open Polyester documentation as a plain-text resource for language models and other tools.
