# Blockchain interoperability

## Definition

Blockchain interoperability is the ability of separate blockchain networks or applications to exchange information, assets or messages through defined protocols or bridging systems.

## What it means in practice

Interoperability can rely on bridges, messaging layers, shared verification or application-specific integrations, each with different trust assumptions.

## How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

Terenval supports multiple networks in one wallet interface, but multi-network support should not be confused with automatic interoperability between those chains.

**Important:** Moving assets or messages between chains usually adds protocol and bridge risk beyond an ordinary same-chain transaction.

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## Related terms

- [Cross-chain messaging](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/cross-chain-messaging/)
- [bridge](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/bridge/)
- [cross chain bridge](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/cross-chain-bridge/)
- [multi chain wallet](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/multi-chain-wallet/)
- [Bridged token](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/bridged-token/)
- [Data availability](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/data-availability/)

## 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 Does a Multi-Chain Crypto Wallet Keep Networks Separate?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-multi-chain-wallets-keep-networks-separate/)

Official page: https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/interoperability/