| API | Application Programming Interface |
| Blockchain | A distributed ledger |
| DLT | Distributed ledger technology |
| Blockchain Anchoring | Storing hash of another blockchain or of data in a blockchain |
| DMZ | Demilitarized zone (Networking) |
| SDN | Software-defined networking |
| VPN | Virtual private network |
| Near-Chain | A special type of blockchain that is cryptographically shared with a group of users |
| Far-Chain | Databases, applications and systems touching any data extracted using DLT technologies |
| Container | A virtualized node using Linux Containers technology |
| Logical View | An entity existing at the logical view level is just a concept, not a physical entity |
| BI | Business Intelligence |