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## cooldown period

Some number of epochs after stake has been deactivated while it progressively becomes available for withdrawal. During this period, the stake is considered to be "deactivating". More info about: [warmup and cooldown](implemented-proposals/staking-rewards.md#stake-warmup-cooldown-withdrawal)
Some number of [epochs](terminology.md#epoch) after [stake](terminology.md#stake) has been deactivated while it progressively becomes available for withdrawal. During this period, the stake is considered to be "deactivating". More info about: [warmup and cooldown](implemented-proposals/staking-rewards.md#stake-warmup-cooldown-withdrawal)

## credit

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## finality

When nodes representing 2/3rd of the stake have a common [root](terminology.md#root).
When nodes representing 2/3rd of the [stake](terminology.md#stake) have a common [root](terminology.md#root).

## fork

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## instruction

The smallest unit of a [program](terminology.md#program) that a [client](terminology.md#client) can include in a [transaction](terminology.md#instruction).
The smallest unit of a [program](terminology.md#program) that a [client](terminology.md#client) can include in a [transaction](terminology.md#transaction).

## keypair

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## ledger vote

A [hash](terminology.md#hash) of the [validator's state](terminology.md#bank-state) at a given [tick height](terminology.md#tick-height). It comprises a validator's affirmation that a [block](terminology.md#block) it has received has been verified, as well as a promise not to vote for a conflicting [block](terminology.md#block) \(i.e. [fork](terminology.md#fork)\) for a specific amount of time, the [lockout](terminology.md#lockout) period.
A [hash](terminology.md#hash) of the [validator's state](terminology.md#bank-state) at a given [tick height](terminology.md#tick-height). It comprises a [validator's](terminology.md#validator) affirmation that a [block](terminology.md#block) it has received has been verified, as well as a promise not to vote for a conflicting [block](terminology.md#block) \(i.e. [fork](terminology.md#fork)\) for a specific amount of time, the [lockout](terminology.md#lockout) period.

## light client

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## point

A weighted [credit](terminology.md#credit) in a rewards regime. In the validator [rewards regime](cluster/stake-delegation-and-rewards.md), the number of points owed to a stake during redemption is the product of the [vote credits](terminology.md#vote-credit) earned and the number of lamports staked.
A weighted [credit](terminology.md#credit) in a rewards regime. In the [validator](terminology.md#validator) [rewards regime](cluster/stake-delegation-and-rewards.md), the number of points owed to a [stake](terminology.md#stake) during redemption is the product of the [vote credits](terminology.md#vote-credit) earned and the number of lamports staked.

## private key

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## root

A [block](terminology.md#block) or [slot](terminology.md#slot) that has reached maximum [lockout](terminology.md#lockout) on a validator. The root is the highest block that is an ancestor of all active forks on a validator. All ancestor blocks of a root are also transitively a root. Blocks that are not an ancestor and not a descendant of the root are excluded from consideration for consensus and can be discarded.
A [block](terminology.md#block) or [slot](terminology.md#slot) that has reached maximum [lockout](terminology.md#lockout) on a [validator](terminology.md#validator). The root is the highest block that is an ancestor of all active forks on a validator. All ancestor blocks of a root are also transitively a root. Blocks that are not an ancestor and not a descendant of the root are excluded from consideration for consensus and can be discarded.

## runtime

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## vote credit

A reward tally for validators. A vote credit is awarded to a validator in its vote account when the validator reaches a [root](terminology.md#root).
A reward tally for [validators](terminology.md#validator). A vote credit is awarded to a validator in its vote account when the validator reaches a [root](terminology.md#root).

## wallet

A collection of [keypairs](terminology.md#keypair).

## warmup period

Some number of epochs after stake has been delegated while it progressively becomes effective. During this period, the stake is considered to be "activating". More info about: [warmup and cooldown](cluster/stake-delegation-and-rewards.md#stake-warmup-cooldown-withdrawal)
Some number of [epochs](terminology.md#epoch) after [stake](terminology.md#stake) has been delegated while it progressively becomes effective. During this period, the stake is considered to be "activating". More info about: [warmup and cooldown](cluster/stake-delegation-and-rewards.md#stake-warmup-cooldown-withdrawal)

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