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# Emitter

### Emitter Contract Responsibilities

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Defining Blend's Backstop Contract</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/tech-docs/core-contracts/emitter/backstop-management.md">Backstop Management</a></td></tr><tr><td>Distributing Blend Tokens</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/tech-docs/core-contracts/emitter/blend-distribution.md">Blend Distribution</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Typically users will not directly interact with the emitter contract.

[Interface Docs Here](https://docs.rs/blend-interfaces/0.0.1/blend_interfaces/emitter/index.html)