# Ethereum transaction

## Definition

An Ethereum transaction is a signed instruction from an externally owned account that can transfer ETH, deploy a contract or call an existing smart contract.

## What it means in practice

The transaction includes fields such as nonce, destination, value, gas parameters and optional calldata.

## How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

Terenval creates and signs Ethereum-style transactions for supported EVM networks while the selected network validates and executes them.

**Important:** Review value, destination, network and contract data before signing.

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## Related terms

- [Nonce](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/nonce/)
- [Gas](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/gas/)
- [Calldata](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/calldata/)
- [Externally owned account](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/externally-owned-account/)
- [Smart contract](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/smart-contract/)
- [Transaction signing](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/signing/)

## Related Terenval Answers

- [Ethereum Layer 2 Networks and Gas Fees](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/ethereum-layer-2-networks-and-gas-fees/)
- [Can One Crypto Wallet Manage Multiple Blockchains?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/can-one-crypto-wallet-manage-multiple-blockchains/)
- [How to Send Crypto Safely Between Wallets](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-send-crypto-safely-between-wallets/)

## Sources

- https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/
- https://eips.ethereum.org/
- https://wallet.terenval.com/info/supported-networks/

Official page: https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/ethereum-transaction/