Glossary

Terms used across these docs, defined the way the contracts use them.

Terms

TermMeaning
RWAReal World Asset. A real instrument represented onchain.
RWEReal World Equity, as we use it: an equity whose live data drives onchain behaviour, rather than one merely represented onchain.
Quantum RelayOur oracle and coordination layer, converting trusted signals into programmable onchain actions.
Hook taxThe share taken by the hook, split between holders and stakers. Written h. Does not include the LP fee.
LP feeUniswap v4's dynamic fee, paid natively to liquidity providers. Written f.
CompositeWhat a trader actually pays: h + f − h·f. Never the sum.
CarveThe protocol's 1%, subtracted from the hook tax rather than added to it.
High-waterThe most a pool's rules could ever charge. Also what it charges when data is stale.
Effective stateThe single cached result of evaluating every rule. The only thing a swap reads.
FallbackThe degraded mode a pool enters when data is stale: charging the high-water rate.
bpsBasis points. One hundredth of a percent. The unit used in storage and on screen.
PipsUniswap v4's fee unit, where 1% is 10,000. Used only at the V4 boundary, never in an interface.
Share multiplierThe factor between a tokenized share and the underlying share. Drifts with dividends, jumps on splits.