> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nexade.gitbook.io/nexade/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://nexade.gitbook.io/nexade/glossary.md).

# 🔠 Glossary

* **DeFi**: Decentralized Finance - financial services that use blockchain technology to offer traditional financial instruments in a decentralized manner.
* **RWA**: Real World Assets - tangible assets such as trade receivables that can be tokenized and integrated into blockchain ecosystems.
* **ERC20**: A standard for tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.

Smart Contract: Self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement directly written into code.