From 12e03e0c36421c630e186b1bbc647c7cb4cf5f59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "myarbrough@oreilly.com" Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:13:51 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to preface.asciidoc --- preface.asciidoc | 85 +----------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 84 deletions(-) diff --git a/preface.asciidoc b/preface.asciidoc index c00e5592..7a1a086b 100644 --- a/preface.asciidoc +++ b/preface.asciidoc @@ -159,87 +159,4 @@ Many contributors offered comments, corrections, and additions to the early-rele * Stephan Oeste (Emzy) * Joe Bauers (joebauers) * Jason Bisterfeldt (jbisterfeldt) -* Ed Leafe (EdLeafe) - -=== Quick Glossary - -This quick glossary contains many of the terms used in relation to bitcoin. These terms are used throughout the book, so bookmark this for a quick reference and clarification. - -address:: -((("bitcoin address"))) -((("address", see="bitcoin address"))) -((("public key", see="bitcoin address"))) - A bitcoin address looks like +1DSrfJdB2AnWaFNgSbv3MZC2m74996JafV+. It consists of a string of letters and numbers starting with a "1" (number one). Just like you ask others to send an email to your email address, you would ask others to send you bitcoin to your bitcoin address. - -bip:: -((("bip"))) - Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. A set of proposals that members of the bitcoin community have submitted to improve bitcoin. For example, BIP0021 is a proposal to improve the bitcoin URI scheme. - -bitcoin:: -((("bitcoin"))) - The name of the currency unit (the coin), the network, and the software. - -block:: -((("block"))) - A grouping of transactions, marked with a timestamp, and a fingerprint of the previous block. The block header is hashed to find a Proof-Of-Work, thereby validating the transactions. Valid blocks are added to the main blockchain by network consensus. - -blockchain:: -((("blockchain"))) - A list of validated blocks, each linking to its predecessor all the way to the genesis block. - -confirmations:: -((("confirmations"))) - Once a transaction is included in a block, it has "one confirmation." As soon as _another_ block is mined on the same blockchain, the transaction has two confirmations, etc. Six or more confirmations is considered sufficient proof that a transaction cannot be reversed. - -difficulty:: -((("difficulty"))) - A network-wide setting that controls how much computation is required to find a Proof-Of-Work. - -difficulty target:: -((("target difficulty"))) - A difficulty at which all the computation in the network will find blocks approximately every 10 minutes. - -difficulty re-targeting:: -((("difficulty re-targeting"))) - A network-wide recalculation of the difficulty that occurs once every 2,106 blocks and considers the hashing power of the previous 2,106 blocks. - -fees:: -((("fees"))) - The sender of a transaction often includes a fee to the network for processing the requested transaction. Most transactions require a minimum fee of 0.5mBTC. - -hash:: -((("hash"))) - A digital fingerprint of some binary input. - -genesis block:: -((("genesis block"))) - The first block in the blockchain, used to initialize the crypto-currency. - -miner:: -((("miner"))) - A network node that finds valid Proof-Of-Work for new blocks, by repeated hashing. - -network:: -((("network"))) - A peer-to-peer network that propagates transactions and blocks to every bitcoin node on the network. - -Proof-Of-Work:: -((("proof-of-work"))) - A piece of data that requires significant computation to find. In bitcoin, miners must find a numeric solution to the SHA256 algorithm that meets a network-wide target, the difficulty target. - -reward:: -((("reward"))) - An amount included in each new block as a reward by the network to the miner who found the Proof-Of-Work solution. It is currently 25BTC per block. - -secret key (aka private key):: -((("secret key"))) -((("private key", see="secret key"))) - The secret number that unlocks bitcoins sent to the corresponding address. A secret key looks like +5J76sF8L5jTtzE96r66Sf8cka9y44wdpJjMwCxR3tzLh3ibVPxh+. - -transaction:: -((("transaction"))) - In simple terms, a transfer of bitcoins from one address to another. More precisely, a transaction is a signed data structure expressing a transfer of value. Transactions are transmitted over the bitcoin network, collected by miners, and included into blocks, made permanent on the blockchain. - -wallet:: -((("wallet"))) - Software that holds all your bitcoin addresses and secret keys. Use it to send, receive, and store your bitcoin. \ No newline at end of file +* Ed Leafe (EdLeafe) \ No newline at end of file