Core Contracts Naming Transition

Going from cute to actual English words

The following tables show the before and after variable names from all core MCD contracts.

MCD UnitsMeaning

WAD

Number with 18 decimals (10^18)

RAY

Number with 27 decimals (10^27)

RAD

Number with 45 decimals (10^45)

VatSAFEEngine

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

hope

approveSAFEModification

nope

denySAFEModification

wish

canModifySAFE

Ilk

CollateralType

Ilk.Art

CollateralType.debtAmount

Ilk.rate

CollateralType.accumulatedRate

Ilk.spot

CollateralType.safetyPrice

Ilk.line

CollateralType.debtCeiling

Ilk.dust

CollateralType.debtFloor

NaN

CollateralType.liquidationPrice (NEW)

Urn

SAFE

Urn.ink

SAFE.lockedCollateral

Urn.art

SAFE.generatedDebt

ilks

collateralTypes

urns

safes

gem

tokenCollateral

dai

coinBalance

sin

debtBalance

debt

globalDebt

vice

globalUnbackedDebt

Line

globalDebtCeiling

live

contractEnabled

init

initializeCollateralType

file

modifyParameters

cage

disableContract

slip

modifyCollateralBalance

flux

transferCollateral

move

transferInternalCoins

frob

modifySAFECollateralization

dink

deltaCollateral

dart

deltaDebt

fork

transferSAFECollateralAndDebt

grab

confiscateSAFECollateralAndDebt

heal

settleDebt

suck

createUnbackedDebt

fold

updateAccumulatedRate

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

ApproveSAFEModification (NEW)

NaN

DenySAFEModification (NEW)

NaN

InitializeCollateralType (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

ModifyCollateralBalance (NEW)

NaN

TransferCollateral (NEW)

NaN

TransferInternalCoins (NEW)

NaN

ModifySAFECollateralization (NEW)

NaN

TransferSAFECollateralAndDebt (NEW)

NaN

ConfiscateSAFECollateralAndDebt (NEW)

NaN

SettleDebt (NEW)

NaN

CreateUnbackedDebt (NEW)

NaN

UpdateAccumulatedRate (NEW)

VowAccountingEngine

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

vat

safeEngine

flapper

surplusAuctionHouse

flopper

debtAuctionHouse

NaN

postSettlementSurplusDrain (NEW)

NaN

extraSurplusReceiver (NEW)

sin

debtQueue

NaN

debtPoppers (NEW)

Sin

totalQueuedDebt

Ash

totalOnAuctionDebt

NaN

lastSurplusAuctionTime (NEW)

NaN

lastSurplusTransferTime (NEW)

NaN

surplusAuctionDelay (NEW)

NaN

surplusTransferDelay (NEW)

NaN

extraSurplusIsTransferred (NEW)

wait

popDebtDelay

dump

initialDebtAuctionMintedTokens

sump

debtAuctionBidSize

bump

surplusAuctionAmountToSell

NaN

surplusTransferAmount (NEW)

hump

surplusBuffer

NaN

disableCooldown (NEW)

NaN

disableTimestamp (NEW)

NaN

protocolTokenAuthority (NEW)

NaN

systemStakingPool (NEW)

live

contractEnabled

NaN

unqueuedUnauctionedDebt

file

modifyParameters

fess

pushDebtToQueue

flog

popDebtFromQueue

heal

settleDebt

kiss

cancelAuctionedDebtWithSurplus

flop

auctionDebt

NaN

settleDebtAuction (NEW)

flap

auctionSurplus

NaN

transferExtraSurplus (NEW)

cage

disableContract

NaN

transferPostSettlementSurplus (NEW)

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

PushDebtToQueue (NEW)

NaN

PopDebtFromQueue (NEW)

NaN

SettleDebt (NEW)

NaN

CancelAuctionedDebtWithSurplus (NEW)

NaN

AuctionDebt (NEW)

NaN

AuctionSurplus (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

TransferPostSettlementSurplus (NEW)

NaN

TransferExtraSurplus (NEW)

Flap/perBurning/Recycling/PostSettlementSurplusAuctionHouse

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

NaN

AUCTION_HOUSE_TYPE (NEW)

Bid

Bid

Bid.bid

Bid.bidAmount

Bid.lot

Bid.amountToSell

Bid.guy

Bid.highBidder

Bid.tic

Bid.bidExpiry

Bid.end

Bid.auctionDeadline

Kick

StartAuction

bids

bids

vat

safeEngine

gem

protocolToken

NaN

protocolTokenBidReceiver (only in the Recycling version)

beg

bidIncrease

ttl

bidDuration

tau

totalAuctionLength

kicks

auctionsStarted

live

contractEnabled

file

modifyParameters

kick

startAuction

tick

restartAuction

tend

increaseBidSize

deal

settleAuction

cage

disableContract

yank

terminateAuctionPrematurely (only in the Burning & Recycling versions)

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

RestartAuction (NEW)

NaN

IncreaseBidSize (NEW)

NaN

StartAuction (NEW)

NaN

SettleAuction (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

TerminateAuctionPrematurely (NEW)

Flop/perDebtAuctionHouse

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

NaN

AUCTION_HOUSE_TYPE

Bid

Bid

Bid.bid

Bid.bidAmount

Bid.lot

Bid.amountToSell

Bid.guy

Bid.highBidder

Bid.tic

Bid.bidExpiry

Bid.end

Bid.auctionDeadline

Kick

StartAuction

bids

bids

vat

safeEngine

vow

accountingEngine

gem

protocolToken

beg

bidDecrease

pad

amountSoldIncrease

ttl

bidDuration

tau

totalAuctionLength

kicks

auctionsStarted

NaN

activeDebtAuctions

live

contractEnabled

file

modifyParameters

kick

startAuction

tick

restartAuction

dent

decreaseSoldAmount

deal

settleAuction

cage

disableContract

yank

terminateAuctionPrematurely

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

StartAuction (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

RestartAuction (NEW)

NaN

DecreaseSoldAmount (NEW)

NaN

SettleAuction (NEW)

NaN

TerminateAuctionPrematurely (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

Flip/perEnglish/Fixed/IncreasingDiscountCollateralAuctionHouse

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

NaN

AUCTION_HOUSE_TYPE (NEW)

NaN

AUCTION_TYPE (NEW)

Bid

Bid

NaN

raisedAmount (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

soldAmount(NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

Bid.bid

Bid.bidAmount (only in the English version)

Bid.lot

Bid.amountToSell

Bid.guy

Bid.highBidder (only in the English version)

Bid.tic

Bid.bidExpiry (only in the English version)

Bid.end

Bid.auctionDeadline

Bid.usr

Bid.forgoneCollateralReceiver

Bid.gal

Bid.auctionIncomeRecipient

Bid.tab

Bid.amountToRaise

NaN

Bid.currentDiscount (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

Bid.maxDiscount (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

Bid.perSecondDiscountUpdateRate (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

Bid.discountIncreaseDeadline (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

Kick

StartAuction

bids

bids

vat

safeEngine

ilk

collateralType

NaN

lastReadRedemptionPrice (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

minimumBid (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

beg

bidIncrease (only in the English version)

ttl

bidDuration (only in the English version)

tau

totalAuctionLength

kicks

auctionsStarted

NaN

discount (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

minDiscount (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

maxDiscount (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

perSecondDiscountUpdateRate (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

maxDiscountUpdateRateTimeline (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

lowerCollateralMedianDeviation (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

upperCollateralMedianDeviation (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

lowerSystemCoinMedianDeviation (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

upperSystemCoinMedianDeviation (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

minSystemCoinMedianDeviation (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

cut

bidToMarketPriceRatio (only in the English version)

spot

oracleRelayer

pip

orcl/osm

NaN

median (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

Kick

StartAuction

live

contractEnabled

file

modifyParameters

NaN

getDiscountedCollateralPrice (NEW) (only in the Fixed and Increasing Discount versions)

NaN

getBoughtCollateral (NEW) (only in the Fixed and Increasing Discount versions)

NaN

getSystemCoinFloorDeviatedPrice (NEW) (only in the Fixed and Increasing Discount versions)

NaN

getSystemCoinCeilingDeviatedPrice (NEW) (only in the Fixed and Increasing Discount versions)

NaN

getCollateralFSMAndFinalSystemCoinPrices (NEW) (only in the Fixed and Increasing Discount versions)

NaN

getFinalBaseCollateralPrice (NEW) (only in the Fixed and Increasing Discount versions)

NaN

getNextCurrentDiscount (NEW) (only in the IncreasingDiscount version)

NaN

getCollateralBought (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

NaN

buyCollateral (NEW) (only in the FixedDiscount version)

kick

startAuction

tick

restartAuction (only in the English version)

tend

increaseBidSize (only in the English version)

dent

decreaseSoldAmount (only in the English version)

deal

settleAuction

yank

terminateAuctionPrematurely

NaN

bidAmount (NEW)

NaN

remainingAmountToSell (NEW)

NaN

forgoneCollateralReceiver (NEW)

NaN

amountToRaise (NEW)

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

StartAuction (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

BuyCollateral (NEW)

NaN

SettleAuction (NEW)

NaN

TerminateAuctionPrematurely (NEW)

JoinBasicTokenAdapters

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

GemLike

CollateralLike

GemJoin

CollateralJoin

vat

safeEngine

ilk

collateralType

gem

collateral

dec

decimals

live

contractEnabled

cage

disableContract

join

join

exit

exit

ETHJoin

ETHJoin

DaiJoin

CoinJoin

dai

systemCoin

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

Join (NEW)

NaN

Exit (NEW)

CatLiquidationEngine

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

NaN

safeSaviours (NEW)

NaN

connectSAFESaviour (NEW)

NaN

disconnectSAFESaviour (NEW)

Ilk

CollateralType

Ilk.flip

CollateralType.collateralAuctionHouse

Ilk.chop

CollateralType.liquidationPenalty

Ilk.dunk

CollateralType.liquidationQuantity

box

onAuctionSystemCoinLimit

litter

currentOnAuctionSystemCoins

ilks

collateralTypes

NaN

chosenSAFESaviour (NEW)

NaN

mutex (NEW)

live

contractEnabled

vat

safeEngine

vow

accountingEngine

file

modifyParameters

flip

collateralAuctionHouse

cage

disableContract

NaN

protectSAFE (NEW)

bite

liquidateSAFE

claw

removeCoinsFromAuction

NaN

getLimitAdjustedDebtToCover (NEW)

urn

safe

rate

accumulatedRates

ink

safeCollateral

art

safeDebt

dust

debtFloor

grab

confiscateSAFECollateralAndDebt

fess

pushDebtToQueue

mink

collateralData

gal

initialBidder

tab

amountToRaise

bid

initialBid

Bite

Liquidate

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

ConnectSAFESaviour (NEW)

NaN

DisconnectSAFESaviour (NEW)

NaN

UpdateCurrentOnAuctionSystemCoins (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

SaveSAFE (NEW)

NaN

FailedSAFESave (NEW)

NaN

ProtectSAFE (NEW)

Spot/terOracleRelayer

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

Ilk

CollateralType

Ilk.pip

CollateralType.orcl

Ilk.mat

CollateralType.safetyCRatio

NaN

CollateralType.liquidationCRatio (NEW)

ilks

collateralTypes

vat

safeEngine

par

redemptionPrice

NaN

redemptionPriceUpdateTime (NEW)

NaN

redemptionRateUpperBound (NEW)

NaN

redemptionRateLowerBound (NEW)

live

contractEnabled

Poke

UpdateCollateralPrice

file

modifyParameters

NaN

updateRedemptionPrice (NEW)

poke

updateCollateralPrice

cage

disableContract

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

UpdateRedemptionPrice (NEW)

NaN

UpdateCollateralPrice (NEW)

JugTaxCollector

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

Ilk

CollateralType

Ilk.duty

CollateralType.stabilityFee

Ilk.rho

CollateralType.updateTime

NaN

TaxReceiver (NEW)

NaN

TaxReceiver.canTakeBackTax (NEW)

NaN

TaxReceiver.taxPercentage (NEW)

ilks

collateralTypes

NaN

secondaryReceiverAllotedTax (NEW)

NaN

usedSecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

secondaryReceiverAccounts (NEW)

NaN

secondaryReceiverRevenueSources (NEW)

NaN

secondaryTaxReceivers (NEW)

vat

safeEngine

vow

primaryTaxReceiver

base

globalStabilityFee

NaN

secondaryReceiverNonce (NEW)

NaN

maxSecondaryReceivers (NEW)

NaN

latestSecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

collateralList (NEW)

NaN

secondaryReceiverList (NEW)

init

initializeCollateralType

file

modifyParameters

NaN

addSecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

modifySecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

collectedAllTax (NEW)

NaN

taxManyOutcome (NEW)

NaN

secondaryReceiversAmount (NEW)

NaN

isSecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

collateralListLength (NEW)

NaN

taxSingleOutcome (NEW)

drip

taxMany (NEW) / taxSingle

NaN

splitTaxIncome (NEW)

NaN

distributeTax (NEW)

NaN

CollectTax (NEW)

NaN

DistributeTax (NEW)

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

InitializeCollateralType (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

AddSecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

ModifySecondaryReceiver (NEW)

NaN

CollectTax (NEW)

NaN

DistributeTax (NEW)

PotCoinSavingsAccount

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

pie

savings

Pie

totalSavings

dsr

savingsRate

chi

accumulatedRates

vat

safeEngine

file

modifyParameters

cage

disableContract

drip

updateAccumulatedRate

NaN

nextAccumulatedRate (NEW)

join

deposit

exit

withdraw

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

DisableContract (NEW)

NaN

Deposit (NEW)

NaN

Withdraw (NEW)

NaN

UpdateAccumulatedRate (NEW)

EndGlobalSettlement

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

vat

safeEngine

cat

liquidationEngine

vow

accountingEngine

spot

oracleRelayer

pot

coinSavingsAccount

NaN

stabilityFeeTreasury (NEW)

live

contractEnabled

when

shutdownTime

wait

shutdownCooldown

debt

outstandingCoinSupply

tag

finalCoinPerCollateralPrice

gap

collateralShortfall

Art

collateralTotalDebt

fix

collateralCashPrice

bag

coinBag

out

coinsUsedToRedeem

file

modifyParameters

cage

shutdownSystem / freezeCollateralType

skip

fastTrackAuction

skim

processSAFE

urn

safe

owe

amountOwed

free

freeCollateral

thaw

setOutstandingCoinSupply

flow

calculateCashPrice

pack

prepareCoinsForRedeeming

cash

redeemCollateral

NaN

AddAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

RemoveAuthorization (NEW)

NaN

ModifyParameters (NEW)

NaN

ShutdownSystem (NEW)

NaN

FreezeCollateralType (NEW)

NaN

FastTrackAuction (NEW)

NaN

ProcessSAFE (NEW)

NaN

FreeCollateral (NEW)

NaN

SetOutstandingCoinSupply (NEW)

NaN

CalculateCashPrice (NEW)

NaN

PrepareCoinsForRedeeming (NEW)

NaN

RedeemCollateral (NEW)

DaiCoin

wards

authorizedAccounts

rely

addAuthorization

deny

removeAuthorization

auth

isAuthorized

name

name

symbol

symbol

version

version

decimals

decimals

totalSupply

totalSupply

balanceOf

balanceOf

allowance

allowance

nonces

nonces

NaN

changeData (NEW)

Approval

Approval

Transfer

Transfer

DOMAIN_SEPARATOR

DOMAIN_SEPARATOR

PERMIT_TYPEHASH

PERMIT_TYPEHASH

transfer

transfer

transferFrom

transferFrom

mint

mint

burn

burn

approve

approve

push

push

pull

pull

move

move

permit

permit

DssCdpManagerGebSAFEManager

vat

safeEngine

cdpi

safei

urns

safes

list

safeList

owns

ownsSAFE

ilks

collateralTypes

first

firstSAFEID

last

lastSAFEID

count

safeCount

cdpCan

safeCan

urnCan

handlerCan

List.prev

List.prev

List.next

List.next

NewCdp

NewSafe

cdpAllowed

safeAllowed

urnAllowed

handlerAllowed

cdpAllow

allowSAFE

urnAllow

allowHandler

open

openSAFE

give

transferSAFEOwnership

ilk

collateralType

frob

modifySAFECollateralization

dink

deltaCollateral

dart

deltaDebt

flux

transferCollateral

move

transferInternalCoins

quit

quitSystem

enter

enterSystem

shift

moveSAFE

NaN

protectSAFE (NEW)

GetCdpsGetSafes

getCdpsAsc

getSafesAsc

getCdpsDesc

getSafesDesc

DssProxyActionsGebProxyActions

daiJoin_join

coinJoin_join

apt

apt

urn

safeHandler

_getDrawDart

_getGeneratedDeltaDebt

vat

safeEngine

jug

taxCollector

urn

safeHandler

ilk

collateralType

dart

deltaDebt

_getWipeDart

_getRepaidDeltaDebt

_getWipeAllWad

_getRepaidAlDebt

transfer

transfer

ethJoin_join

ethJoin_join

gem

collateral

gemJoin_join

tokenCollateralJoin_join

hope

approveSAFEModification

nope

denySAFEModification

open

openSAFE

give

transferSAFEOwnership

giveToProxy

transferSAFEOwnershipToProxy

cdpAllow

allowSAFE

urnAllow

allowHandler

flux

transferCollateral

move

transferInternalCoins

frob

modifySAFECollateralization

quit

quitSystem

enter

enterSystem

shift

moveSAFE

makeGemBag

makeCollateralBag

NaN

protectSAFE (NEW)

lockETH

lockETH

safeLockETH

safeLockETH

lockGem

lockTokenCollateral

safeLockGem

safeLockTokenCollateral

freeETH

freeETH

freeGem

freeTokenCollateral

exitETH

exitETH

exitGem

exitTokenCollateral

draw

generateDebt

NaN

generateDebtAndProtectSAFE (NEW)

wipe

repayDebt

safeWipe

safeRepayDebt

wipeAll

repayAllDebt

safeWipeAll

safeRepayAllDebt

lockETHAndDraw

lockETHAndGenerateDebt

openLockETHAndDraw

openLockETHAndGenerateDebt

NaN

openLockETHGenerateDebtAndProtectSAFE (NEW)

lockGemAndDraw

lockTokenCollateralAndGenerateDebt

NaN

lockTokenCollateralGenerateDebtAndProtectSAFE (NEW)

openLockGemAndDraw

openLockTokenCollateralAndGenerateDebt

NaN

openLockTokenCollateralGenerateDebtAndProtectSAFE (NEW)

openLockGNTAndDraw

openLockGNTAndGenerateDebt

NaN

openLockGNTGenerateDebtAndProtectSAFE (NEW)

wipeAndFreeETH

repayDebtAndFreeETH

wipeAllAndFreeETH

repayAllDebtAndFreeETH

wipeAndFreeGem

repayDebtAndFreeTokenCollateral

wipeAllAndFreeGem

repayAllDebtAndFreeTokenCollateral

DssProxyActionsEndGebProxyActionsGlobalSettlement

_free

_freeCollateral

end

globalSettlement

freeETH

freeETH

freeGem

freeTokenCollateral

pack

prepareCoinsForRedeeming

cashETH

redeemETH

cashGem

redeemTokenCollateral

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