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Glossary

Atomicity

The property that ensures all parts of a cross-rollup transaction either succeed completely or fail completely, preventing partial execution.

Mailbox Contracts

Smart contracts that enable cross-rollup message passing through simple read/write interfaces for dApp communication.

Composability

The ability to combine different dApps and protocols across multiple rollups to create complex, interconnected workflows.

Shared Publisher

A coordination layer that manages cross-rollup transactions and ensures atomic execution using two-phase commit protocols.

Two-Phase Commit (2PC)

A distributed consensus protocol that coordinates atomic execution across multiple rollups by collecting votes before committing transactions.

Cross-Rollup Transactions

Transactions that span multiple rollups and execute atomically, enabling complex workflows across different chains.

SuperchainERC20

A token standard that enables seamless asset bridging across OP Stack chains with unified liquidity and fungibility.

Compose Bridge

The infrastructure component that handles asset transfers between rollups while maintaining atomicity guarantees.

Rollup

A Layer 2 scaling solution that processes transactions off-chain and submits proofs to the main chain.

ZK Proofs

Zero-knowledge proofs used for verifying transaction validity without revealing transaction details.

Liquidity Fragmentation

The problem of having separate, isolated liquidity pools on different chains instead of unified pools.

Unified TVL

Total Value Locked that is consolidated across multiple rollups rather than fragmented on individual chains.