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Slang:= (in tech) shortcuts for meaningful technical information

Watchwords:= seemingly slang, but conveys only group membership



Crypto Watchwords:= seemingly slang, but conveys only group membership. Group membership revoked if you try to define any of those watchwords at a first principles level (which is precisely why a group of young people raised on NFT's doesn't understand the possession/copyright ownership split)




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