smart contract en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by American computer scientist Nick Szabo in 1996.
Meanings
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A software protocol that is capable of automatically enforcing terms agreed upon in a contract.
These are only a few examples of ways you can secure your smart contracts. The best thing to do to create a secure smart contract is to find an external auditor.
2019, Kevin Solorio, Randall Kanna, David H. Hoover, Hands-On Smart Contract Development with Solidity and Ethereum, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 240:Technically speaking a smart contract is a self-enforcing agreement between parties, mutually unknown and otherwise anonymous counterparts, which is capable of executing the rules automatically in satisfying certain conditions.
2020, Miadreza Shafie-khah, Blockchain-Based Smart Grids, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 112:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smart contracts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi älysopimus (software protocol) · cmn 智能合約 /智能合约 (software protocol)