# Seed Phrase

idiom · CEFR B2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/seed-phrase
Updated: 2026-07-19

## Meaning

A list of words used to recover access to a crypto wallet.

## Examples

- Write your seed phrase on paper and keep it offline.
- He restored his wallet on a new laptop using the twelve-word seed phrase.
- Anyone who reads your seed phrase can rebuild the entire wallet, which is why a hardware wallet never shows it on an internet-connected screen.

## Origin

Seed implies the source from which everything grows. (disputed)

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