From 33497a6ccccef61dd8c8458b09a73ec2097bd2ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clenser Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:13:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch11_blockchain.adoc with Atlas code editor --- ch11_blockchain.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch11_blockchain.adoc b/ch11_blockchain.adoc index bb4a81e2..f8ede214 100644 --- a/ch11_blockchain.adoc +++ b/ch11_blockchain.adoc @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ Each block((("blockchain", "merkle trees", id="blockchain-merkle")))((("merkle t a summary of all the transactions in the block using a _merkle tree_. A _merkle tree_, also known -as a _binary hash tree_, is a data structure used for efficiently +as a _binary hash tree_, is ((("binary hash trees")))a data structure used for efficiently summarizing and verifying the integrity of large sets of data. Merkle trees are binary trees containing cryptographic hashes. The term "tree" is used in computer science to describe a branching data structure, but