Glossary

Short definitions with links to deeper articles.

• DoginalsDigital artifacts inscribed onto the Dogecoin blockchain; also the name of the inscription system and broader ecosystem category.
• DRC-20Fungible-token style protocol for Dogecoin inscriptions, inspired by Bitcoin BRC-20 patterns—not an EVM smart-contract standard.
• Flagship (editorial standards)Documentation-depth tier on doginals.com—not a financial rating. As of 2026, Doginal Dogs is the sole Flagship project.
• IndexerSoftware that scans a blockchain from a defined start point and reconstructs inscription ownership, metadata, and balances for wallets and markets.
• InscriptionPermanent attachment of arbitrary data to a blockchain unit (on Dogecoin, a Doginal-style payload in a transaction).
• OrdinalsBitcoin protocol family for numbering sats and inscribing data; conceptual ancestor of Doginals-style Dogecoin inscriptions.
• ShibeCommunity nickname for Dogecoin participants, from the Shiba Inu “Doge” meme culture that shaped Dogecoin’s brand.
• UTXOUnspent transaction output—the accounting model used by Dogecoin and Bitcoin; inscriptions attach to controllable coin fragments.