# Terms ### Technical Terms * [Quadratic Funding ](/terms/quadratic-funding.md)- is a funding mechanisms that allows smaller donors to amplify their donations through a matching round. * Nada.bot: a sybil contract aggregator and verifiable credential discovery platform and contract that protects quadratic funding contract from bots * Soul Bound Token * Factory Contract - a factory contract denote a NEAR smart contract that deploy / create contracts of the same pattern. It is important that there are fees usually around 5N per smart contract to deploy this. * DAO - a decentralized autonomous organization. On NEAR most DAOs are created by the Sputnikv2 smart contract * SocialDB - data stored on the social.near contract. This powers the BOS data like widgets (components) that are front end code, to posts, follows as a social media platform. Social DB is pretty robust. * A Sybil attack uses fake identities to gain outsized control of a system ### Other Terms * NEAR Impact - the Impact Vertical in the NEAR ecosystem ### Users * Funding Rounds = Pots: topical rounds that may or may not have quadratic matching pool. Similar to gitcoin * (Chefs) Round manager = st approves and manages a funding round. * Supporter / Donor = KYC’d individual via nada.bot that can donate and receive donation; sometimes referred to a donors, however this term will be reserved in the future for Proof of Donations and tax exempt funding startups * Patron = someone contributes to matching pool * User: someone who is on the platform, and not yet KYC’d. Logged in NEAR user, has an onchain account and is connected to dApp. Potential donor. * Observer: someone who just observing and not logged in --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.potlock.io/terms.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.