# Glossary

**Monitored Address**

Any address on any chain that has been added for monitoring.

**Monitored Contract**

A smart contract that has been added for monitoring.

**Monitored Wallet**

An externally owned account (EOA) that has been added for monitoring.

**Notification Channel**

Each notification channel includes the Notification Name and Notification Type. Tip: you can create multiple notification settings for different monitored addresses and alerts.

**Notification Name**

Your unique name for the notification setting.

Tip: make it descriptive because you will be able to reuse it for multiple different alerts.

**Notification Type**

Any of the available notification destinations. Email, Slack, Telegram, SMS, Webhook.

**Trigger**

Any detectable or auto-detected on-chain event in Aegis that can be used to set off an alert.

**Trigger Category**

Subcategory of all triggers by which we group certain similar detectable or auto-detected on-chain events.

**Potential Risks**

Lossless begins auto-detecting potential risks immediately when an address is added to the monitored address list.

**Event**

Any on-chain event that a contract can emit.

**Function Call**

Any function that can be called on a contract.

**Transfer Threshold**

Token transfers above a specified amount.

**TVL Change**

TVL changes above a specified % where the direction of change and time frame can be set.

**Token Mint**

New token mints above a specified amount.

**Alert**

An Alert is composed of Trigger(s) and Notification Channel(s). You can select multiple triggers within one category and multiple notification channels within one alert.