In centralized exchanges like the NASDAQ or Coinbase, buy and sell orders are organized and held until counterparties can be matched together. These orders of various quantities and prices being held are referred to as an order book. The orders are, “sitting on the book”. DEXs on the other hand are AMMs allowing for instant swaps at the current price, but do not save orders or contain order books.

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