Glossary
A decentralized compute platform built on Arweave that uses an actor-oriented model and holographic state to execute parallel processes.
A self-contained process in ao that maintains its own state and communicates with other actors via asynchronous message passing.
The native token of the Arweave network, used to pay for data storage transactions and miner rewards.
Arweave
Section titled “Arweave”A blockchain protocol designed for permanent data storage, where a one-time fee ensures data remains accessible indefinitely.
Bundle
Section titled “Bundle”A standardized container that groups multiple Data Items into a single Arweave transaction, reducing overhead and fees.
Bundler
Section titled “Bundler”A service or node that accepts Data Items, packages them into a Bundle, and submits the Bundle transaction to Arweave.
Data Item
Section titled “Data Item”A standardized unit of file data and metadata defined by ANS-104, representing one piece of content to be stored on Arweave.
Holographic State
Section titled “Holographic State”ao’s consensus mechanism where all actor interactions are logged on Arweave and each node reconstructs state locally from those logs.
Liteseed Network
Section titled “Liteseed Network”A decentralized network of bundlers coordinated via an ao governance contract, designed to distribute upload load and ensure reliability.
Liteseed Token
Section titled “Liteseed Token”A native incentive token awarded to bundlers in the Liteseed Network for successful uploads and used for staking and governance.
Permaweb
Section titled “Permaweb”A global, permanent web of data and applications built on Arweave, where content is immutable and censorship resistant.
Software Development Kit provided by Liteseed (e.g., liteseed-sdk) that simplifies interacting with the network programmatically.
A penalty mechanism where part of a bundler’s stake is seized if it fails to upload a Bundle within the agreed timeframe.
Tokens deposited by a bundler into an ao smart contract as collateral to participate in the Liteseed Network; higher stakes increase selection probability.
Storage Endowment
Section titled “Storage Endowment”Arweave’s economic model that uses long-term hardware cost projections to fund perpetual storage rewards for miners.
Upload ID
Section titled “Upload ID”A unique identifier returned by the Liteseed API upon uploading a file, used to fetch or finalize (pay for) the file transaction. Same as the Arweave ID.