# Account discovery

## Definition

Account discovery is the process a wallet uses after recovery to derive and scan candidate accounts or addresses until it identifies which ones have relevant history or should be shown.

## What it means in practice

The process depends on derivation paths, account indexes, address types and network-specific scanning rules.

## How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

When recovering into Terenval, seeing the expected public addresses is the practical check that the relevant account-discovery path matches.

**Important:** An apparently empty restored wallet can result from path or account-index differences rather than a wrong seed.

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## Related terms

- [wallet recovery](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/wallet-recovery/)
- [derivation path](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/derivation-path/)
- [Gap limit](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/gap-limit/)
- [account](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/account/)
- [hd wallet](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/hd-wallet/)
- [Wallet recovery test](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/recovery-test/)

## Related Terenval Answers

- [How to Secure a Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-secure-non-custodial-crypto-wallet/)
- [How Should You Store a Seed Phrase Safely?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-store-a-seed-phrase-safely/)
- [How to Test a Crypto Wallet Backup Safely](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-test-a-wallet-backup/)

Official page: https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/account-discovery/