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smart contract

smart contract noun: a software protocol that is capable of automatically enforcing terms agreed upon in a contract.

Noun

smart contract (plural smart contracts)

  1. A software protocol that is capable of automatically enforcing terms agreed upon in a contract.
    • These are only a few examples of ways you can secure your smart contracts. The best thing to do to create a secure smart contract is to find an external auditor.2019, Kevin Solorio, Randall Kanna, David H. Hoover, Hands-On Smart Contract Development with Solidity and Ethereum, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 240
    • Technically speaking a smart contract is a self-enforcing agreement between parties, mutually unknown and otherwise anonymous counterparts, which is capable of executing the rules automatically in satisfying certain conditions.2020, Miadreza Shafie-khah, Blockchain-Based Smart Grids, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 112

Forms of smart contract

pluralsmart contracts

Origin of smart contract

Coined by American computer scientist Nick Szabo in 1996.

Questions about smart contract

What does smart contract mean?
Smart contract means a software protocol that is capable of automatically enforcing terms agreed upon in a contract.
What part of speech is smart contract?
Smart contract is a noun.
What is the plural of smart contract?
The plural of smart contract is smart contracts.

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