From 72923e5a6fbaadf7e55c8cc3618b9b4bc5ac33f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "myarbrough@oreilly.com" Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:17:53 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to glossary.asciidoc --- glossary.asciidoc | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/glossary.asciidoc b/glossary.asciidoc index ea2f9b6e..eacf1970 100644 --- a/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/glossary.asciidoc @@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ difficulty:: difficulty target:: A difficulty at which all the computation in the network will find blocks approximately every 10 minutes.((("target difficulty"))) -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.((("difficulty re-targeting"))) +difficulty retargeting:: + 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.((("difficulty retargeting"))) 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.((("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 0.5 mBTC.((("fees"))) hash:: A digital fingerprint of some binary input.((("hash"))) genesis block:: - The first block in the blockchain, used to initialize the crypto-currency.((("genesis block"))) + The first block in the block chain, used to initialize the cryptocurrency.((("genesis block"))) miner:: -A network node that finds valid Proof-Of-Work for new blocks, by repeated hashing.((("miner"))) +A network node that finds valid proof of work for new blocks, by repeated hashing.((("miner"))) network:: A peer-to-peer network that propagates transactions and blocks to every bitcoin node on the network.((("network")))