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title: "New Terminology for a New Era — Aero"
description: "An updated glossary for Aero, including definitions for \"staking,\" \"allocating,\" \"sAERO,\" and more."
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url: "https://aero.xyz/articles/aero-terminology/"
---

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March 29, 2026

# New Terminology for a New Era

With the launch of Aero, the internal terminology of the system will be updated.

The biggest change is that Aero will use “staking” where Aerodrome used “locking,” and “allocating” where Aerodrome used “voting.”

The goal of these changes is to make the language used more accessible to a broader audience. This updated terminology will sunset imprecise language as well as terms with inaccurate associations and/or that no longer reflect how the system works (e.g. a “lock” sounds like something that cannot be traded or transferred, and “ve” is a legacy artifact from the previous era).

## Stake / Staking

With Aero, tokenholders who want to participate in the system will be able to stake their AERO for a set term.

_Not: Lock, escrow, vote-escrow_

## sAERO / Staked AERO

The token you receive when you stake AERO; represents your right to allocate AERO rewards to liquidity pools and earn exchange revenue in return.

_Not: veAERO, Lock, veNFT_

## Staker / sAERO holder / token operator

A person who holds sAERO.

_Not: voter, locker, sAERO voter_

## Staking Period

The duration of a Stake; longer periods generate more weight.

_Not: lock period, vesting time, lock duration_

## sAERO Weight / Staking Weight

The allocation power of your sAERO.

_Not: voting power, voting weight_

## Allocate / Allocating

What sAERO holders do with their positions: allocate AERO rewards to pools.

_Not: vote / voting_

## AERO Rewards

AERO distributed to liquidity providers, as allocated by sAERO holders

_Note: “emissions” will still be used in places_

## Exchange Revenue / Protocol Revenue

What sAERO holders earn in exchange for allocating AERO rewards.

_Not: voting rewards, voter rewards_

## More Reading

[![Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Launch on Aerodrome](/images/articles/coinbase-tokenized-stocks-launch-on-aerodrome/banner.webp)](/articles/coinbase-tokenized-stocks-launch-on-aerodrome/)

### [Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Launch on Aerodrome](/articles/coinbase-tokenized-stocks-launch-on-aerodrome/)

[Aug 24, 2026](/articles/coinbase-tokenized-stocks-launch-on-aerodrome/)

[![Aero is on the Horizon](/images/articles/aero-is-on-the-horizon/banner.webp)](/articles/aero-is-on-the-horizon/)

### [Aero is on the Horizon](/articles/aero-is-on-the-horizon/)

[Jul 16, 2026](/articles/aero-is-on-the-horizon/)

[![The AER Engine and the Aero Economy](/images/articles/the-aer-engine-and-the-aero-economy/banner.webp)](/articles/the-aer-engine-and-the-aero-economy/)

### [The AER Engine and the Aero Economy](/articles/the-aer-engine-and-the-aero-economy/)

[Jun 7, 2026](/articles/the-aer-engine-and-the-aero-economy/)

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