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a summary of all the transactions in the block using a _merkle tree_.
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A _merkle tree_, also known
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as a _binary hash tree_, is a data structure used for efficiently
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as a _binary hash tree_, is ((("binary hash trees")))a data structure used for efficiently
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summarizing and verifying the integrity of large sets of data. Merkle
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trees are binary trees containing cryptographic hashes. The term "tree"
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is used in computer science to describe a branching data structure, but
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