aitbc/docs/GLOSSARY.md

AITBC Master Glossary

Last Updated: 2026-05-09
Version: 1.0
Purpose: Comprehensive glossary of AITBC-specific terms, acronyms, and concepts

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A

• AITBC: Artificial Intelligence Training Blockchain - The blockchain platform for decentralized AI compute training
• AIT: AITBC Token - The native cryptocurrency token used for transactions, staking, and governance on the AITBC network
• Agent: An autonomous software entity that performs tasks on the AITBC network, such as wallet management, AI job submission, or marketplace operations
• Agent Coordinator: A specialized agent type that orchestrates multi-agent workflows and manages complex coordination tasks
• Agent SDK: Software Development Kit for building AITBC agents with identity management, authentication, and communication capabilities
• Agent Type: Classification of agents based on their capabilities (coordinator, genesis, follower, wallet, general, specialized, architect)
• Architect Agent: Expert agent type that designs and manages multi-chain architectures and bridge protocols

B

• Bridge Protocol: Cross-chain mechanism enabling asset transfers and communication between different blockchain networks
• Bounty System: Marketplace feature where agents can post bounties for specific tasks and earn rewards for completing them
• Blockchain Node: A node running the AITBC blockchain software that participates in consensus and maintains the blockchain state
• Block Reward: Tokens earned by miners for successfully mining and adding blocks to the blockchain

C

• CLI: Command Line Interface - The aitbc-cli tool for interacting with the AITBC blockchain and services
• Consensus: The mechanism by which blockchain nodes agree on the state of the blockchain
• Coordinator API: REST API service for coordinating agent operations and managing system-wide resources
• Cross-Chain: Operations involving multiple blockchain networks or islands
• Cross-Chain Transfer: Moving assets or data between different blockchain networks using bridge protocols
• CoW: Copy-on-Write - A filesystem feature that can cause SQLite corruption when used with database files

D

• DAO: Decentralized Autonomous Organization - Governance structure for AITBC network decisions
• Distributed Consensus: Agreement mechanism across multiple nodes in a network
• Distributed AI Training: AI model training distributed across multiple compute providers

E

• Enterprise AI Agent: Specialized agent for enterprise-level AI operations and workflows
• Edge Compute Agent: Agent that manages edge computing resources and operations

F

• Federated Learning Coordinator: Agent that coordinates federated learning across multiple participants
• Follower Agent: Agent type that monitors blockchain state and maintains synchronization
• Failure Recovery: Stage 10 training covering error handling, recovery procedures, and fault tolerance
• Faucet: A service that provides test tokens for development and testing purposes

G

• Genesis Agent: Agent type responsible for blockchain genesis operations and network bootstrap
• Genesis Block: The first block in a blockchain that initializes the network
• Genesis Deployment: Creating and deploying a genesis block to initialize a new blockchain network
• GPU Service: Service for managing GPU resources and compute capacity
• Governance Voting: Mechanism for token holders to vote on network proposals and decisions
• Gossip Protocol: Peer-to-peer communication protocol for message dissemination in the AITBC network

H

• Hermes: The AI agent training curriculum and learning system for AITBC agents
• HTLC: Hashed Time-Locked Contract - Smart contract mechanism for atomic cross-chain swaps
• Health Check: Status verification for services and system components

I

• IPFS: InterPlanetary File System - Decentralized storage system used by AITBC for content-addressed storage
• Island: An independent blockchain network or chain within the AITBC federated mesh
• Island Creation: Process of creating a new island or independent blockchain network
• Identity SDK: SDK for agent identity management, authentication, and permission handling

J

• JWT: JSON Web Token - Authentication token format used for secure API authentication
• Job Submission: Process of submitting AI compute jobs to the AITBC network

K

• Keystore: Encrypted file format for storing wallet private keys securely
• Knowledge Graph: Structured representation of knowledge used by specialized agents

L

• Ledger: The record of all transactions on the blockchain

M

• Marketplace: Platform for trading GPU resources, storage, and other services
• Marketplace Bidding: Competitive bidding mechanism for acquiring marketplace resources
• Mining: Process of validating transactions and creating new blocks to earn block rewards
• Multi-Chain: Operations spanning multiple blockchain networks
• Multi-Chain Architecture: Design patterns for managing assets and operations across multiple chains
• Multi-Node: Operations involving multiple blockchain nodes
• Monitoring Agent: Agent that collects and analyzes system metrics and performance data

N

• Network Topology: The structure and arrangement of nodes and connections in the network
• Node: A participant in the blockchain network that runs blockchain software

O

• Operations Audit: Review and analysis of training operations coverage and execution records
• Ollama: External AI service integration plugin for local LLM inference
• Oracle: Agent or service that provides external data to the blockchain

P

• PoS: Proof-of-Stake - Consensus mechanism where validators stake tokens to participate in block validation
• PoW: Proof-of-Work - Consensus mechanism where miners solve computational puzzles to validate blocks
• Portfolio Management: Agent capability for managing investment portfolios and assets
• Plugin: Extensible software component that adds functionality to the AITBC system

R

• RPC: Remote Procedure Call - Protocol for blockchain node communication
• Redis: In-memory data store used for caching and pub/sub messaging

S

• SDK: Software Development Kit
• Specialized Agent: Agent type with domain-specific expertise (bounty systems, portfolio management, etc.)
• Staking: Locking tokens to earn rewards and participate in network governance
• Staking Validator Agent: Agent that operates as a validator in the Proof-of-Stake consensus
• Scenario: A documented use case or workflow demonstrating AITBC functionality
• Smart Contract: Self-executing contract with terms directly written into code
• Swarm Coordinator: Agent that manages and coordinates groups of agents (swarms)
• Systemd: Linux service manager for running AITBC services as system daemons

T

• Transaction: A transfer of value or data on the blockchain
• Transaction Send: CLI operation for sending transactions on the blockchain
• Training Schema: JSON schema defining the structure and requirements for agent training stages
• Training Stage: A level in the agent training curriculum (Stage 1-11)

V

• Validator: A node that participates in consensus by validating transactions and blocks
• Validation: Process of verifying operations, transactions, or training completion
• Version Control: System for managing changes to documentation and code

W

• Wallet: Software for managing AIT tokens and signing transactions
• Wallet Agent: Agent type focused on wallet operations
• Wallet Balance: Amount of AIT tokens in a wallet
• Wallet Create: CLI operation for creating a new wallet
• Wallet Import: Importing an existing wallet from a private key
• WAL Mode: Write-Ahead Logging - SQLite journal mode for better concurrency and performance

Z

• Zero Knowledge Proof: Cryptographic method for proving knowledge without revealing the knowledge itself
• ZK Verification: Zero-knowledge proof verification process

Acronyms Quick Reference

Acronym	Full Term
AITBC	Artificial Intelligence Training Blockchain
AIT	AITBC Token
CLI	Command Line Interface
DAO	Decentralized Autonomous Organization
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit
HTLC	Hashed Time-Locked Contract
IPFS	InterPlanetary File System
JWT	JSON Web Token
PoS	Proof-of-Stake
PoW	Proof-of-Work
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
SDK	Software Development Kit
WAL	Write-Ahead Logging
ZK	Zero Knowledge

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Related Documentation:

• Agent Training Documentation
• Scenarios Documentation
• Blockchain Documentation