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Oracles | Uniswap

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A price oracle is any tool used to view price information about a given asset. When you look at stock prices on your phone, you are using your phone as a price oracle. Similarly, the app on your phone relies on devices to retrieve price information - likely several, which are aggregated and then displayed to you, the end-user. These are price oracles as well.

# Protocols Overview (/docs/protocols/overview) Navigate the Uniswap protocol documentation, from the core AMM versions to supporting infrastructure contracts. ## Protocols Uniswap is a suite of onchain protocols. At its core are the automated market maker (AMM) contracts, the pool contracts that hold liquidity and execute swaps. Surrounding them are supporting protocols that handle routing, token approvals, resource locking, smart wallet delegation, and fee distribution. This page helps you orient within the protocol documentation and find the right starting point for your integration. ## AMM

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