| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blockchain | Blockchains are the underlying technology for the decentralized web. |
| Smart contract | A smart contract is the code executed on a blockchain. |
| Dapp | A computer application that runs on a distributed computing system. If you’ve ever developed “serverless” apps on Azure or Amazon this is a similar concept. |
| Solidity | An object-oriented programming language for writing smart contracts. It is used for implementing smart contracts on various blockchain platforms, most notably, Ethereum. Solidity is similar to JavaScript. |