{ "terms": [ { "term": "@livepeer/react", "definition": "React SDK providing prebuilt UI primitives (Player, Broadcast) for video experiences in web apps.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Active Set", "definition": "Top 100 orchestrators by total bonded stake eligible to receive work each protocol round.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Advisory Boards", "definition": "Strategic bodies aligning ecosystem stakeholders on roadmap and opportunities through structured strategy-setting.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "AI runner (ai-runner)", "definition": "Software component executing AI model inference tasks on an orchestrator node.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "AI subnet", "definition": "Portion of the Livepeer network dedicated to AI inference work, where orchestrators advertise AI capabilities and gateways route AI jobs.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ 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] }, { "term": "Community Arbitrum Node", "definition": "Free, load-balanced, geo-distributed RPC service for Arbitrum L2 and Ethereum L1, maintained by the LiveInfra SPE.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Conventional Commits", "definition": "Specification for structured commit messages enabling automated changelogs.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)", "definition": "Organization governed by smart contracts, with rules encoded in code rather than legal structures.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Daydream", "definition": "Livepeer's hosted real-time AI video platform turning live camera input into AI-transformed visuals with sub-second latency.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Delegator", "definition": "Token holder who stakes LPT to an orchestrator to secure the network, participate in governance, and earn rewards.", 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"category": "technical", "tags": [ "technical" ] }, { "term": "GWID (Gateway Wizard)", "definition": "Gateway Wizard SPE building a managed DevOps tool for running and managing gateway infrastructure.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Inflation Rate", "definition": "Per-round rate of new LPT issuance, adjusting dynamically around the 50% target bonding rate.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Inflationary Rewards", "definition": "Newly minted LPT distributed each protocol round proportional to stake.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "JavaScript", "definition": "A high-level interpreted scripting language used for web and server-side development; Livepeer's primary SDKs and gateway clients expose JavaScript/TypeScript APIs.", "category": "technical", "tags": [ "technical" ] }, { "term": "KYO (Know Your Orchestrator)", "definition": "Know Your Orchestrator – Live Pioneers interview series profiling 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"livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "livepeer-ai-js", "definition": "JavaScript/TypeScript library for the Livepeer AI API enabling AI inference integration.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "livepeer-ai-python", "definition": "Python library for the Livepeer AI API providing programmatic access to AI inference pipelines.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "livepeer-go", "definition": "Go server-side SDK for the Livepeer Studio API.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "livepeer-js", "definition": "JavaScript library for the Livepeer Studio API providing programmatic access to stream and asset management.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Livepeer Explorer", "definition": "Official protocol explorer for viewing orchestrator state, staking data, and governance proposals.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Livepeer Foundation", "definition": "Non-profit Cayman Islands Foundation Company stewarding long-term vision, ecosystem growth, and core development.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Livepeer Inc", "definition": "Original company that built Livepeer's initial architecture and protocol.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "LPT (Livepeer Token)", "definition": "ERC-20 governance and staking token for orchestrator selection, delegation, reward distribution, and network security.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "LPT emissions", "definition": "New LPT tokens minted each round via inflation, distributed to active orchestrators and their delegators.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Merkle Mine", "definition": "Livepeer's algorithm for decentralized token distribution at genesis using Merkle proofs.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Milestone-based Grants", "definition": "Funding 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"category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Passing threshold", "definition": "Minimum \"for\" vote percentage (excluding abstentions) required for a governance proposal to pass.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Pre-Proposal", "definition": "Informal governance discussion document posted on the Forum before a formal LIP or treasury proposal.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Price per pixel", "definition": "Fundamental pricing unit for transcoding: cost in wei for processing one pixel of video.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Probabilistic micropayments", "definition": "Lottery-like payment model where only winning tickets are redeemed on-chain, amortizing per-segment costs across many transactions.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Prometheus", "definition": "Open-source monitoring system collecting time-series metrics via HTTP pull from instrumented targets.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Proof of utility", "definition": "Model where participants prove they performed useful work for the network rather than relying solely on stake size.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Quadratic Funding", "definition": "Mechanism where matching funds amplify small individual contributions, prioritizing broadly supported projects over whale-funded ones.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Quorum", "definition": "Minimum stake participation threshold required for a governance vote to be considered valid.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Real-time video AI", "definition": "Running AI models on live streaming input with latency low enough for interactive speeds, typically under 100ms.", "category": "ai", "tags": [ "ai" ] }, { "term": "Retroactive Funding", "definition": "Funding model rewarding projects after they demonstrate value, reducing speculative risk for the treasury.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Reward call", "definition": "On-chain transaction an active orchestrator submits each round to mint and distribute new LPT to themselves and their delegators.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Reward cut", "definition": "Percentage of inflationary LPT rewards an orchestrator retains before distributing the remainder to delegators.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "RFP (Request for Proposal)", "definition": "Formal solicitation posted by the community or Foundation inviting teams to submit proposals for defined work.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Round", "definition": "Discrete time interval (measured in Ethereum/Arbitrum blocks) for calculating staking rewards and protocol state transitions.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "RPC (Remote Procedure Call)", "definition": "Protocol allowing a program to execute a procedure on a remote server; in blockchain contexts, the mechanism for querying and submitting transactions to a node.", "category": "technical", "tags": [ "technical" ] }, { "term": "Slashing", "definition": "Penalty mechanism destroying a portion of an orchestrator's bonded LPT for protocol violations.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "SPE (Special Purpose Entity)", "definition": "Treasury-funded organizational unit with a defined scope, budget, and accountability structure operating within Livepeer governance.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "StableLab", "definition": "Governance services firm serving as first GovWorks Chair, building transparent governance frameworks for Livepeer.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Stake-weighted voting", "definition": "Voting system where each vote is proportional to the voter's bonded LPT stake.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Staking", "definition": "Locking tokens in a proof-of-stake protocol to participate in network security, governance, and earn rewards.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Streamplace", "definition": "Project building the video layer for decentralized social platforms, focused on the AT Protocol ecosystem.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Surge strategy", "definition": "Concentrated treasury spending approach targeting high-impact growth initiatives during strategic market windows.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Tenderize", "definition": "Liquid staking protocol for LPT allowing staking while maintaining liquidity through derivative tokens.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Timelock", "definition": "Smart contract enforcing a mandatory delay between governance proposal passage and on-chain execution.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Tokenomics", "definition": "Economic design of a token system encompassing supply, distribution, incentives, staking, inflation, and governance.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Transcoding", "definition": "Direct digital-to-digital conversion of video from one encoding to another, producing multiple adaptive renditions.", "category": "video", "tags": [ "video" ] }, { "term": "Transformation SPE", "definition": "SPE seeding new contribution mechanisms, coordinating talent, and directing budgets for ecosystem workstreams.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] }, { "term": "Treasury", "definition": "Pool of LPT and ETH held on-chain for funding public goods and ecosystem development, governed by token holder votes.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Treasury Forum", "definition": "Forum section for treasury proposals, SPE funding discussions, and resource allocation.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Treasury Reward Cut Rate", "definition": "Governable percentage of per-round LPT inflation diverted to the community treasury (currently 10%).", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "Treasury Talk", "definition": "Recurring community call focused on treasury discussions and SPE updates.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Unbonding period", "definition": "Waiting period during which tokens are locked after initiating unbonding before becoming withdrawable (7 rounds in Livepeer).", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "USD (United States Dollar)", "definition": "The official currency of the United States; used as the reference denomination for Livepeer gateway fees, grant amounts, treasury allocations, and market data.", "category": "economic", "tags": [ "economic" ] }, { "term": "veLPT (Voting Escrow LPT)", "definition": "Proposed mechanism locking LPT for enhanced voting power, aligning long-term incentive structures.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Vote detachment", "definition": "Delegators overriding their orchestrator's governance vote with their own independent stake-weighted vote.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Voting delay", "definition": "Number of rounds (1) between governance proposal creation and the start of the voting period.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Voting period", "definition": "Number of rounds (10) during which token holders can cast votes on a governance proposal.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "Voting Power", "definition": "Weight of a participant's governance vote, determined by their bonded LPT stake at the time of the vote.", "category": "web3", "tags": [ "web3" ] }, { "term": "Water Cooler", "definition": "Biweekly informal community call for development updates and ecosystem news.", "category": "operational", "tags": [ "operational" ] }, { "term": "World model", "definition": "Neural network representing and predicting environment dynamics, enabling an agent to plan by simulating outcomes.", "category": "ai", "tags": [ "ai" ] }, { "term": "Workstreams", "definition": "Focused execution teams organized around specific domains, translating Advisory Board recommendations into phased initiatives.", "category": "livepeer", "tags": [ "livepeer" ] } ] }