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Key concepts & glossary

This page standardizes the vocabulary used across CheesePad docs so contributors, project owners, partners, and integrators all speak the same language.

Audience​

  • Contributors who want a quick mental model before joining a pool
  • Project owners preparing a launch checklist
  • Developers building explorers, indexers, or integrations

Core products​

Launchpad​

A fundraising surface where projects publish a pool, share tokenomics, and accept contributions.

Secure Lock​

An on-chain locker for token and LP positions, including vesting schedules, designed to improve transparency and trust.

Leaderboard​

A public ranking surface that highlights the best-performing pools over time using transparent metrics.

Core objects​

Project​

A team and its on-chain token(s) published to CheesePad.

Pool​

A fundraising instance on the Launchpad with a defined time window, participation rules, and allocation/vesting details.

Contributor​

A user who participates in a pool by contributing funds through a wallet transaction.

Project owner​

The entity (or wallet) responsible for creating the listing, managing launch assets, and publishing proof (locks, audits, updates).

Trust signals​

Lock proof​

Public on-chain evidence that a token/LP position is locked under an explicit schedule.

Audit token​

A badge that references an automated or published security assessment of a deployed contract, designed to improve transparency.

Common metrics​

TVL (Total Value Locked)​

The total value of locked positions displayed across pools and the leaderboard.

Participants​

The number of unique contributors in a pool.

Funds raised​

The total amount contributed to a pool.

Glossary​

  • BSC: BNB Smart Chain (EVM-compatible network)
  • LP token: Liquidity provider token representing a DEX liquidity position
  • Vesting: A release schedule that unlocks tokens gradually over time
  • TGE: Token Generation Event; commonly used as the first unlock point in vesting schedules