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 .. glossary::
 
+.. _auditor:
   auditor
       trusted third party that verifies that the exchange is operating correctly
 
+.. _bank:
   bank
       traditional financial service provider who offers wire transfers between accounts
 
+.. _coin:
   coin
       coins are individual token representing a certain amount of value, also known as the denomination of the coin
 
+.. _contract:
   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:
   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:
   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:
   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:
   extension
      implementation of a wallet for browsers
 
+.. _fresh:
   fresh coin
      a coin is fresh if its public key is only known to the customer
 
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   message signing key
      key used by the exchange to sign online messages, other than coins
 
+.. _owner:
   owner
      a coin is owned by the entity that knows the private key of the coin
 
+.. _proof:
   proof
      message that cryptographically demonstrates that a particular claim is correct
 
+.. _reserve:
   reserve
      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
 
+.. _refresh:
   refreshing
      operation by which a dirty coin is converted into one or more fresh coins
 
+.. _refund:
   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:
   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:
   spending
      operation by which a customer gives a merchant the right to deposit coins in return for merchandise
 
+.. _transfer:
   transfer
      method of sending funds between accounts in the banking system
 
+.. _transaction:
   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:
   wallet
      software running on a customer's computer; withdraws, stores and spends coins
 
+.. _wire:
   wire transfer
      see transfer
 
+.. _wtid:
   wire transfer identifier
      subject of a wire transfer; usually a random string to uniquely identify the transfer
 
+.. _withdrawal:
   withdrawal
      operation by which a wallet can convert funds from a reserve to fresh coins