From cb5bea8273e2cf5fe4114bbbcff375b9fd567f4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Grothoff Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 18:21:20 +0200 Subject: making glossary nicer --- glossary.rst | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- index.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/glossary.rst b/glossary.rst index c4906aef..7e8e9241 100644 --- a/glossary.rst +++ b/glossary.rst @@ -26,31 +26,31 @@ Taler Glossary trusted third party that verifies that the exchange is operating correctly bank - traditional financial service provider who offers wire :transfers: between accounts + traditional financial service provider who offers wire :term:`transfers ` between accounts coin - coins are individual token representing a certain amount of value, also known as the :denomination: of the coin + coins are individual token representing a certain amount of value, also known as the :term:`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: + unit of currency, specifies both the currency and the face value of a :term:`coin` denomination key - RSA key used by the exchange to certify that a given :coin: is valid and of a particular :denomination: + RSA key used by the exchange to certify that a given :term:`coin` is valid and of a particular :term:`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: + operation by which a merchant passes coins to an exchange, expecting the exchange to credit his :term:`bank` account in the future using a wire :term:`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 + dirty + a :term:`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 + implementation of a :term:`wallet` for browsers fresh coin - a :coin: is fresh if its public key is only known to the customer + a :term:`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 @@ -59,46 +59,46 @@ Taler Glossary 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 + a :term:`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 - 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 + funds set aside for future use; either the balance of a customer at the exchange ready for :term:`withdrawal`, or the funds kept in the exchange's bank account to cover obligations from coins in circulation refreshing - operation by which a :dirty: :coin: is converted into one or more :fresh: coins + operation by which a :term:`dirty` :term:`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 + operation by which a merchant steps back from the right to funds that he obtained from a :term:`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. + users can share ownership of a :term:`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 + operation by which a customer gives a merchant the right to :term:`deposit` coins in return for merchandise transfer - method of sending funds between :bank: accounts + method of sending funds between :term:`bank` accounts transaction method by which ownership is exclusively transferred from one entity to another transaction id - unique number by which a merchant identifies a :transaction: + unique number by which a merchant identifies a :term:`transaction` wallet software running on a customer's computer; withdraws, stores and spends coins wire transfer - see transfer + see :term:`transfer` wire transfer identifier - subject of a wire transfer; usually a random string to uniquely identify the transfer + subject of a wire :term:`transfer`; usually a random string to uniquely identify the :term:`transfer` withdrawal - operation by which a :wallet: can convert funds from a reserve to fresh coins + operation by which a :term:`wallet` can convert funds from a reserve to fresh coins diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst index 0a20cf6a..60828a90 100644 --- a/index.rst +++ b/index.rst @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ It focuses on how to install, configure and run the required software. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + global_licensing impl-exchange impl-merchant @@ -111,4 +112,3 @@ Indices and tables * :doc:`glossary` * :ref:`search` - -- cgit v1.2.3