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ZIP 316: Update terminology to better account for viewing keys. 

Signed-off-by: Daira Hopwood <daira@jacaranda.org>
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@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ Recipient
A wallet or other software that can receive transfers of assets (such A wallet or other software that can receive transfers of assets (such
as ZEC) or in the future potentially other transaction-based state changes. as ZEC) or in the future potentially other transaction-based state changes.
Producer Producer
A wallet or other software that can create an Address (normally also a A wallet or other software that can create an Address (in which case it is
Recipient). normally also a Recipient) or a Viewing Key.
Consumer Consumer
A wallet or other software that can make use of an Address that it is given. A wallet or other software that can make use of an Address or Viewing Key
that it is given.
Sender Sender
A wallet or other software that can send transfers of assets, or other A wallet or other software that can send transfers of assets, or other
consensus state side-effects defined in future. Senders are a subset of consensus state side-effects defined in future. Senders are a subset of
@ -42,7 +43,12 @@ Receiver
unambiguously with a specific Receiver Type, identified by an integer Typecode. unambiguously with a specific Receiver Type, identified by an integer Typecode.
Receiver Encoding Receiver Encoding
An encoding of a Receiver as a byte sequence. An encoding of a Receiver as a byte sequence.
Legacy Address (or LA) Viewing Key
The necessary information to view information about a payments to an Address,
or (in the case of a Full Viewing Key) from an Address.
Viewing Key Encoding
An encoding of a Viewing Key as a byte sequence.
Legacy Address
A Transparent, Sprout, or Sapling Address. A Transparent, Sprout, or Sapling Address.
Unified Address (or UA) Unified Address (or UA)
A Unified Address combines multiple Receivers. A Unified Address combines multiple Receivers.
@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ Unified Full Viewing Key (or UFVK)
A Unified Full Viewing Key combines multiple Full Viewing Keys. A Unified Full Viewing Key combines multiple Full Viewing Keys.
Unified Incoming Viewing Key (or UIVK) Unified Incoming Viewing Key (or UIVK)
A Unified Incoming Viewing Key combines multiple Incoming Viewing Keys. A Unified Incoming Viewing Key combines multiple Incoming Viewing Keys.
Unified Viewing Key
Either a Unified Full Viewing Key or a Unified Incoming Viewing Key.
Address Address
Either a Legacy Address or a Unified Address. Either a Legacy Address or a Unified Address.
Transfer Protocol Transfer Protocol
@ -182,11 +190,12 @@ Receivers
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Every Wallet must properly *parse* a Unified Address containing unrecognized Every Wallet must properly *parse* a Unified Address containing unrecognized
Receiver Types; and similarly for Unified Full Viewing Keys and Unified Receiver Types; and similarly for Unified Viewing Keys containing unrecognized
Incoming Viewing Keys. Viewing Key Types.
A Wallet may process unrecognized Receiver Types by indicating to the user A Wallet may process unrecognized Receiver Types or Viewing Key Types by
their presence or similar information for usability or diagnostic purposes. indicating to the user their presence or similar information for usability or
diagnostic purposes.
Transport Encoding Transport Encoding
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