diff --git a/ch11_blockchain.adoc b/ch11_blockchain.adoc index cbafc15f..4aa0ff00 100644 --- a/ch11_blockchain.adoc +++ b/ch11_blockchain.adoc @@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ blocks stacked on top of each other results in the use of terms such as Each block within the blockchain is identified by a hash, generated using the SHA256 cryptographic hash algorithm on the header of the block. Each -block also commits to the previous block, known as the _parent_ block, +block also commits to the previous block, known as ((("parent blocks")))the _parent_ block, through the "previous block hash" field in the block header. The sequence of hashes linking each block to its parent creates a chain -going back all the way to the first block ever created, known as the +going back all the way to the first block ever created, known ((("genesis block")))as the _genesis block_. -Although a block has just one parent, it can have multiple +Although a block has just one parent, it can have ((("child blocks")))multiple children. Each of the children commits to the same parent block. Multiple children arise during a blockchain "fork," a temporary situation that can occur when different blocks are discovered almost