From 1e5895a1a201804cd9ed4a733ca8d60338a89893 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clenser Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:51:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc with Atlas code editor --- ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc b/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc index b2717d55..6d589706 100644 --- a/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc +++ b/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ image::images/mbc3_0701.png["input_and_output_scripts"] ===== The script execution stack -Bitcoin's scripting language is called a stack-based language because it +Bitcoin's ((("scripts", "stack", id="script-stack")))((("stack", id="stack")))scripting language is called a stack-based language because it uses a data structure called a _stack_. A stack is a very simple data structure that can be visualized as a stack of cards. A stack has two base operations: push and pop. Push adds an item on top of the stack. Pop @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ of +TRUE+ or +FALSE+. For example, +OP_EQUAL+ pops two items from the stack and pushes +TRUE+ (+TRUE+ is represented by the number 1) if they are equal or +FALSE+ (represented by zero) if they are not equal. Bitcoin transaction scripts usually contain a conditional operator, so that they -can produce the +TRUE+ result that signifies a valid transaction. +can produce the +TRUE+ result that signifies a valid ((("scripts", "stack", startref="script-stack")))((("stack", startref="stack")))transaction. ===== A simple script