> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.boundlessfi.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Glossary

> Definitions of key terms used across Boundless.

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  <Accordion title="Backer">
    Someone who contributes funds to a crowdfunding project.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Bounty">
    A paid task. The reward is held in escrow until a contributor is selected and their work is approved.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Campaign / Project">
    A crowdfunding effort with a funding goal and milestones. Listed as a "project" on the platform.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Credits">
    The platform currency used only for bounties, spent to apply to and submit to bounties. See [Credits](/concepts/credits).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Delegated Reviewer">
    A trusted community member assigned to a crowdfunding project who validates each milestone before funds are released.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Didit">
    The identity platform Boundless uses for KYC (identity verification). See [didit.me](https://didit.me/). Withdrawing funds requires completing KYC via Didit.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Escrow">
    Funds locked on-chain until conditions are met. Boundless runs escrow on its own Soroban smart contracts on Stellar. See [Escrow and human review](/concepts/escrow-and-human-review).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="G-address">
    A Stellar wallet address, 56 characters, starting with `G`.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Grant">
    Application-based funding that pays out milestone by milestone.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KYC">
    Identity verification, required before you can withdraw funds. Powered by Didit.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Milestone">
    A defined deliverable that, once approved, releases a portion of escrowed funds (grants and crowdfunding).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Mode (bounty)">
    A bounty's setup, combining an entry type (Open, Application light, or Application full) with a selection (single claim or competition). See [Bounty modes](/contributors/bounties/bounty-modes).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Opportunity">
    A bounty, hackathon, or grant you can take part in. Crowdfunding items are called "projects" instead.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Single claim / Competition">
    The two selections for bounties. In a **single claim**, one contributor is chosen to do the work. In a **competition**, several work in parallel and the best submission wins.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Quorum / Threshold">
    Crowdfunding voting rules. **Quorum** is the minimum number of votes before the result counts; **threshold** is the share of up-votes needed to pass.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Reputation (track record)">
    Your history of completed work and placements, shared across all four pillars. See [Reputation](/concepts/reputation).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Settle / Settlement">
    The moment escrow releases a payout to a wallet, usually within about a minute of the organizer's approval.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Soroban">
    Stellar's smart contract layer. Boundless's escrow runs on Soroban contracts.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Trustline">
    Permission for a Stellar account to hold a specific token, such as USDC. Required to receive USDC.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="USDC">
    A US-dollar stablecoin on Stellar. All payments on Boundless settle in USDC.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Wallet (Boundless vs external)">
    A **Boundless wallet** is managed for you, you sign in and the platform signs on your action. An **external wallet** (such as Freighter) is self-custody, where you sign transactions yourself.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>