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* Update existing protocol docs to point to protocol-specific resources Remove documentation of outdated/irrelevant portions of the protocol * pin jinja version to try to fixbuild failure. (#711) --------- Co-authored-by: Eric Wong <ewong@Erics-MBP.fios-router.home>
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Overview
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The `ZeroEx` (Exchange Proxy) contract implements a delegate-call proxy pattern to create a system of composable smart contracts. This architecture enables 0x Protocol to innovate with minimal friction alongside the growing DeFi ecosystem.
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The diagram below illustrates our system (click to enlarge).
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.. image:: ../_static/img/architecture.png
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:scale: 70%
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The table below defines our smart contract nomenclature.
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| **Term** | **Definition** |
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| `Proxy <./proxy.html>`_ | The point of entry into the system. This contract delegate-calls into Features. |
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| `Features <./features.html>`_ | These contracts implement the core feature set of the 0x Protocol. They are trusted with user allowances and permissioned by the 0x Governor. |
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| `Transformers <./transformers.html>`_ | These contracts extend the core protocol. They are trustless and permissioned by the Transformer Deployer. |
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| `Flash Wallet <./flash_wallet.html>`_ | The Flash Wallet is a sandboxed escrow contract that holds funds for Transformers to operate on. For example, the ``WETHtransformer`` wraps any Ether in the Flash Wallet. |
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| `Governor <./governor.html>`_ | A smart contract that governs trusted contracts in the system: Proxy, Features, Flash Wallet. |
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| `PLP Sandbox <./plp_sandbox.html>`_ | `PLP <../advanced/plp.html>`_ liquidity providers are called from this sandbox. |
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