Slippage is the difference between the expected and the actual execution price of an order on a cryptocurrency exchange. It arises from market movement and a lack of liquidity.
A payment service provider (Payment Service Provider, PSP) is a service that allows payments to be accepted and sent by various methods, combining many payment methods in a single interface for businesses and users.
Compilation issues are errors in converting a smart contract's source code into an executable form. Because of them a crypto exchange may reject a token when a listing application is submitted if the code fails verification.
A private key (private key) is a secret string that gives control over a cryptocurrency wallet and allows transactions to be signed. Its loss or disclosure means the loss of access to funds.
Premining (premine) is the mining of part of the coins by a cryptocurrency's creators before its public launch. It can be used transparently to fund the project or serve as a tool for abuse and manipulation.
A Pre-ICO (token presale) is a preliminary stage of token sales before the main ICO round. It helps a project raise starting funds for marketing, development and the preparation of a full-fledged campaign.
A Pull Request is a developer's request to include the code changes they have made into the main project. It is a key mechanism for collaborative work on code in Git and on platforms like GitHub.
Poloniex is one of the oldest centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, providing trading in a wide range of digital assets. The platform is known for its large number of trading pairs and support for many altcoins.
A confirmation is the inclusion of a transaction in a block of the blockchain and the fixing of its validity. The more confirmations a transfer gathers, the more reliably it is considered irreversible.
An ICO platform is a set of software tools and infrastructure that allow a project to prepare and conduct an initial coin offering: issue tokens, raise funds and manage the campaign.