A **seed phrase**, **seed recovery phrase** or **backup seed phrase** is a list of words which [store](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Storing_bitcoins) all the information needed to
recover Bitcoin funds [on-chain](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction). Wallet software will typically generate a seed phrase and instruct the user to write it down on paper. If the
user's computer breaks or their hard drive becomes corrupted, they can download the same wallet software again and use the paper backup to get their bitcoins back.