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+### Smart Contracts
+
+Programs that run on the Aztec network are called smart contracts, similar to [programs](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/smart-contracts/) that run on Ethereum. 
+
+However, these will be written in the [Noir](https://noir-lang.org/index.html) programming language, and may optionally include [private state and private functions](https://docs.aztec.network/aztec/how-it-works/private-smart-contracts).
 
 ### Barretenberg
 
 Aztec's cryptography back-end. Refer to the graphic at the top of [this page](https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/explaining-the-network-in-aztec-network-166862b3ef7d) to see how it fits in the Aztec architecture.
 
+Barretenberg's source code can be found [here](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg). 
+
 ### Sequencer
 
-This service is responsible for:
+Aztec will be launched with a fully permissionless sequencer network that anyone can participate in.
+
+How this works is being discussed actively in the [Discourse forum](https://discourse.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-decentralized-sequencer-selection/350/). Once this discussion process is completed, we will update the glossary and documentation with specifications and instructions for how to run. 
+
+Sequencers are generally responsible for:
 
-- Watching for rollup blocks on Ethereum and updating the representation of Aztec state accordingly
-- Listening for and storing transactions from users, verifying they're valid, have correct fees, etc.
-- Constructing new rollups at the appropriate time or when enough transactions are received
-- Publishing of rollups to an Ethereum chain
+- Selecting pending transactions from the mempool
+- Ordering transactions into a block
+- Verifying all private transaction proofs and execute all public transactions to check their validity
+- Computing the ROLLUP_BLOCK_REQUEST_DATA
+- Computing state updates for messages between L2 & L1
+- Broadcasting the ROLLUP_BLOCK_REQUEST_DATA to the prover network via the proof pool for parallelizable computation.
+- Building a rollup proof from completed proofs in the proof pool
+- Taging the pending block with an upgrade signal to facilitate forks
+- Publishing completed block with proofs to Ethereum as an ETH transaction
 
-You can find the Typescript reference implementation called Falafel [here](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-connect/tree/master/falafel).
+Previously in [Aztec Connect](https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/sunsetting-aztec-connect-a786edce5cae) there was a single sequencer, and you can find the Typescript reference implementation called Falafel [here](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-connect/tree/master/falafel).
 
-Refer to the graphic at the top of [this page](https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/explaining-the-network-in-aztec-network-166862b3ef7d) to see how it fits in the Aztec architecture.
+### Provers
+Aztec will be launched with a fully permissionless proving network that anyone can participate in.
 
-### Smart Contract
+How this works will be discussed via a future RFP process on Discourse, similarly to the Sequencer RFP. 
 
-Programs that run on the Aztec network are called smart contracts, similar to [programs](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/smart-contracts/) that run on Ethereum.
+### Misc
 
-Smart contracts on Aztec may also optionally include private state and private functions.
+For other definitions please see the [components](https://docs.aztec.network/aztec/components) section.