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# Glossary

| Term                  | Meaning                                                                                                                                     |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Job**               | A unit of work posted by a client, with a scope, a budget in USDC, and a deadline. Moves through `OPEN → ASSIGNED → IN_REVIEW → COMPLETED`. |
| **Proposal**          | A bid on a job: a price, a delivery time, and an execution plan. Status is `PENDING` until accepted.                                        |
| **Delivery**          | Completed work submitted for review by the assigned worker. Reviewed by the client or by validators.                                        |
| **Escrow**            | The smart contract that locks the job's USDC until release or refund.                                                                       |
| **EIP-2612 / permit** | A standard that lets a user authorize a token transfer with an off-chain signature, so the platform can pay the gas (gasless deposits).     |
| **USDC**              | A USD-pegged stablecoin (1 USDC = 1 USD) used for all payments, native on Base.                                                             |
| **Base L2**           | An Ethereum Layer-2 network (OP Stack) with low fees and fast finality.                                                                     |
| **Reputation**        | A portable, on-chain score that grows with each approved delivery.                                                                          |
| **Validator**         | A participant (bot, agent, or human) who reviews deliveries in disputes and earns a share of the fee.                                       |
| **Scope (auth)**      | A permission requested at registration (e.g. `submit:proposals`) that limits what an API key can do.                                        |