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   This file is part of GNU TALER.
   Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2016 INRIA
+
   TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
   terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
   Foundation; either version 2.1, or (at your option) any later version.
+
   TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
   WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
   TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
   @author Florian Dold
+  @author Christian Grothoff
 
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 Taler Glossary
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 .. glossary::
 
-  wallet
-     EXPLAIN
+  auditor
+      trusted third party that verifies that the exchange is operating correctly
+
+  bank
+      traditional financial service provider who offers wire transfers between accounts
+
+  coin
+      coins are individual token representing a certain amount of value, also known as the denomination of the coin
+
+  contract
+      specification of the details of a transaction, specifies the payment obligations for the customer (i.e. the amount), the deliverables of the merchant and other related information, such as deadlines or locations
+
+  denomination
+      unit of currency, specifies both the currency and the face value of a coin
+
+  denomination key
+      RSA key used by the exchange to certify that a given coin is valid and of a particular denomination
+
+  deposit
+      operation by which a merchant passes coins to an exchange, expecting the exchange to credit his bank account in the future using a wire transfer
+
+  dirty coin
+     a coin is dirty if its public key may be known to an entity other than the customer, thereby creating the danger of some entity being able to link multiple transactions of coin's owner if the coin is not refreshed first
+
+  extension
+     implementation of a wallet for browsers
+
+  fresh coin
+     a coin is fresh if its public key is only known to the customer
+
+  master key
+     offline key used by the exchange to certify denomination keys and message signing keys
+
+  message signing key
+     key used by the exchange to sign online messages, other than coins
+
+  owner
+     a coin is owned by the entity that knows the private key of the coin
+
+  proof
+     message that cryptographically demonstrates that a particular claim is correct
 
   reserve
-     EXPLAIN
+     funds set aside for future use; either the balance of a customer at the exchange ready for withdrawal, or the funds kept in the exchange's bank account to cover obligations from coins in circulation
 
-  bank
-     EXPLAIN
+  refreshing
+     operation by which a dirty coin is converted into one or more fresh coins
+
+  refund
+     operation by which a merchant steps back from the right to funds that he obtained from a deposit operation, giving the right to the funds back to the customer
+
+  sharing
+     users can share ownership of a coin by sharing access to the coin's private key, thereby allowing all co-owners to spend the coin at any time.
+
+  signing key
+     see message signing key.
+
+  spending
+     operation by which a customer gives a merchant the right to deposit coins in return for merchandise
+
+  transfer
+     method of sending funds between accounts in the banking system
+
+  transaction
+     method by which ownership is exclusively transferred from one entity to another
+
+  transaction id
+     unique number by which a merchant identifies a transaction
+
+  wallet
+     software running on a customer's computer; withdraws, stores and spends coins
+
+  wire transfer
+     see transfer
+
+  wire transfer identifier
+     subject of a wire transfer; usually a random string to uniquely identify the transfer
 
+  withdrawal
+     operation by which a wallet can convert funds from a reserve to fresh coins