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Seed phrase

A seed phrase is a sequence of words used by many deterministic crypto wallets as human-readable recovery material from which wallet keys and accounts can be recreated.

Published and reviewed: 2 October 2026.

Definition: A seed phrase is a sequence of words used by many deterministic crypto wallets as human-readable recovery material from which wallet keys and accounts can be recreated.

The phrase does not store coins itself; it is an input used by wallet software to derive cryptographic key material and, through defined derivation rules, the addresses that control on-chain assets.

How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

Terenval Wallet provides create and import flows for recovery phrases. Recovery material should be treated as highly sensitive and entered only through the official Terenval Wallet create/import/recovery flow.

Important: Never send a seed phrase to support, a faucet, a giveaway or a website that claims it must 'verify' the wallet.

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Why the term matters

Practical meaning

The phrase does not store coins itself; it is an input used by wallet software to derive cryptographic key material and, through defined derivation rules, the addresses that control on-chain assets.

Safety

Never send a seed phrase to support, a faucet, a giveaway or a website that claims it must 'verify' the wallet.

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