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Glossary
A decision maker.
An instruction follower.
A swap of property between two Persons.
An agreement among People.
A Consensus regarding a mutually-acceptable medium for Trade.
Bitcoin is a Coin
The set of constraints that define a Coin.
A subset of Consensus Rules.
Conformance to Consensus Rules.
The process of determining Validity.
The act of discarding Invalid data.
The atomic transferable value of a Coin.
The Satoshi is the Bitcoin Unit
The change of control over certain Units.
A Valid set of Transactions with Timestamp and Proof.
The Branch with the most cumulative Proof.
A set of Operations that authorizes Transfer.
An atomic declaration of intent.
A Script that expresses Transfer conditions.
A Script that satisfies a Contract.
A reference to an Output or Input.
An explicit Transfer and a Contract.
An Output Point and an Endorsement.
The Output to which an Input refers.
An expression of earliest Transaction Validity.
A declaration of the time of Block production.
An average of preceding Block Timestamps.
Statistical evidence of the cost of Work performed.
A Branch with less cumulative Proof than another.
Orphan is a misnomer for this.
A Branch with more cumulative Proof than another.
Inclusion of a Transaction in a Block.
A Transaction that does not exist in a Block.
The set of Unconfirmed Transactions.
Memory Pool is a misnomer for this.
The set of Weak Blocks.
Orphan Pool is a misnomer for this.
The first Block of all Branches.
One more than the count of Blocks after a Confirmation.
The count of preceding Blocks in a Branch.
The initial publication of a Transaction.
The Endorsement of the same Output Contract by distinct Spends.
The issuance of new Units to a Miner.
The increase in Supply resulting from Subsidy.
An implicit Transfer to a Miner.
The sum of Subsidy and Fees for a Block.
A Transaction that Transfers a Reward.
The Depth at which a Coinbase Output becomes Transferable.
A reduction in the Subsidy rate (by half).
The level of Proof required for Validity.
A change to Difficulty.
The limit to Supply over all time.
A moving average of Exchange rates.
The product of Price and Supply.
Conveyance of data between Machines.
A set of Communication conventions.
A symmetrical Protocol.
An asymmetrical Protocol.
The delay inherent in Communication.
An inability of certain Peers to Communicate.
A Tool that disseminates new Blocks.
A Tool that performs Validation.
A Tool that creates Transactions.
A set of Machine instructions.
A Person accepting Units in Trade.
User is a common alias for this.
A Person controlling certain Units.
Holder is a common alias for this.
A subset of Miners with sufficient Hash Power to execute a sustained Attack.
51% is a common approximation of sufficient power.
The set of all Merchants.
The set of all issued Units.
The Trade of Units for other property.
A specific Tool set.
The process of Block production.
A potential Block with undetermined Proof.
An atomic computation to Prove Candidate Validity.
The rate of Hashing.
A fraction of the Hash Rate of all Mines.
A divergence in Consensus Rules.
Expansion of the set of potentially-valid blocks.
A Fork that implies a Split unless Enforced by Majority Hash Power.
Contraction of the set of potentially-valid blocks.
A Coin bifurcation.
The resolution of a Chain bifurcation.
Reorg is an abbreviation for this.
The lack of Height increase over time.
Starting to Enforce a new Rule.
A Miner indication via Block data of intent to Enforce a new Rule.
Use of Hash Power to prevent Confirmation or enable Double Spending.
Subjective Confirmation.
Use of aggression to compel Activation.
Market intervention that skews the cost of Mining.
Determination of Ownership.
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