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nonfungible token

American  
[nahn-fuhn-juh-buhl toh-kuhn] / ˌnɑnˈfʌn dʒə bəl ˈtoʊ kən /

noun

  • non-fungible tokens
    plural
  1. Digital Technology. a digital asset recorded on a blockchain and associated with a digital item of value that can be bought or sold, usually a unique piece of content, such as an image, video, or audio file. Abbreviation: NFT.


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Around 256 of the prints also carry a QR code offering people a chance to own the image as a nonfungible token, or a digital receipt known as an NFT.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

To demonstrate the potential of digital color, Pantone collaborated with Polygon1993, a Paris-based multidisciplinary artist, to give away nine nonfungible token, or NFT, digital artworks inspired by Very Peri.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2022

But what would vanish is the most enduring nonfungible token of musical fandom of the past half-century.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2022

It was derived from the proceeds of the sale of a nonfungible token, or NFT, for a digital artwork called “The NFT Guild Philanthropist — Healthcare Heroes.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2021

This week, Wales is selling a nonfungible token, or NFT, on the Ethereum blockchain based on what he has described as the first-ever Wikipedia edit.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2021

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