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Task
  • Salesforce

A Salesforce task is the action that will accompany an object. Tasks can be related to leads, contacts, campaigns and contracts.

Testnet
  • Blockchain

A staging blockchain environment powered by the same or a newer version of the underlying software, for testing applications before being put into production (or onto the mainnet).

Threat modelling
  • ECRS

A technique to identify potential threats such as structural vulnerabilities and lack of safety measures. This helps define countermeasures to prevent or mitigate the effects of threats to the system.

Token
  • Blockchain

Cryptographic tokens are digital assets or units of value that are defined by a smart contract and built on a specific Blockchain.

Token Generation Event
  • Blockchain

A business and technical act that involves the technical creation and first sale of the token in a Blockchain-based network. It is launched in the market in the form of a public sale, private sale, or initial coin offering

Token Type – ERC-20
  • Blockchain

ERC stands for ‘Ethereum request for comment’. ERC20 token is the technical standard for fungible tokens created using the Ethereum blockchain. It’s used for creating and issuing smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain.

 

Token Type – ERC-721
  • Blockchain

A type of non-fungible Ethereum token standard. This type of token is unique and can have a different value than another token from the same Smart Contract

Token/Coin Exchange
  • Blockchain

An application to buy, sell and trade cryptocurrencies for other assets, such as conventional fiat money or other digital currencies.

Tokenless Ledger
  • Blockchain

A ledger that doesn’t require a native currency to operate. It is a distributed digital ledger, and it can be hosted on a computer, mobile phone, or cloud service.

Tokenomics
  • Blockchain

Tokenomics means token’s economics – the study of supply and demand characteristics of cryptocurrencies.

Touch sensor
  • Robotics

A sensor that measures some aspect of the physical contact with an object.

Transactions Per Second (TPS)
  • Blockchain

A measurement of the speed and scalability of a blockchain. It refers to the number of transactions a blockchain network can carry out in one second. 72. Transparency

The characteristic of blockchain technology that provides a fully auditable and valid ledger of transactions. A primary property of public blockchains where any participant can view all information on that network

 

Transducer
  • Robotics

A device that converts energy from one form to another – eg motor speed to an electrical signal.

Trigger
  • Salesforce

A Trigger is a segment of Apex code that executes before or after inserting or modifying a Salesforce record based on the condition provided.

Trust
  • Blockchain

Confidence in the integrity of an entity (e.g., person, organisation, etc.).

Trustless
  • Blockchain

Blockchain is a trustless system where two entities performing a transaction do not need to trust one another. Instead, every transaction is verified by thousands of other users on the network.