Glossary
This glossary provides explanation on technical terms specific to the Kaia Blockchain. It stands as your goto for understanding numerous terms you will encounter while exploring Kaia documentation, guides and tutorials.
anchor
A cryptographically secure reference to data stored outside of a blockchain. Anchors can be used to link data from different systems together, or to provide tamper-proof evidence of the existence of data at a specific point in time.
anchoring
The process of storing an anchor on a blockchain. This can be done by creating a transaction that contains the hash of the external data, or by creating a smart contract that references the external data (for example, Anchoring in service chain).
BFT-based public blockchain
This is a blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), ensuring consensus can be reached even if some nodes fail or act maliciously. The system relies on algorithms designed to handle up to ⅓ of nodes behaving incorrectly or dishonestly, without compromising the integrity of the network.
block explorer
A web-based tool that allows users to view and search data on a blockchain. Block explorers typically display information such as block height, block hash, transaction hash, transaction sender and receiver, transaction amount, and transaction status.
The block explorers available in Kaia are Kaiascope and Kaiascan.
core cell (CC)
An entity in the Kaia blockchain architecture that is responsible for executing transactions and generating blocks. A core cell typically consists of a consensus node and multiple proxy nodes.
See also consensus node (CN), proxy node (PN).
core cell node network (CCN)
A group of core cell nodes that are interconnected
consensus node (CN)
A node that is responsible for generating and propagating blocks, and for reaching consensus on the state of the Kaia blockchain. Consensus nodes validate submitted transactions and execute valid transactions.
endpoint node (EN)
A node that serves as an entry point for service chains and DApps to interact with the Kaia blockchain through its exposed RPC APIs. Endpoint nodes synchronize the entire blockchain ledger and allow reading blockchain data or submitting transactions directly to the network without going through a proxy node.