From 751fc89bcac30095fb7025ed7d228c217cef788f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andreas M. Antonopoulos" Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 14:45:30 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] remove second definition of SPV, fix grammer #494 --- glossary.asciidoc | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/glossary.asciidoc b/glossary.asciidoc index 8f5faa4b..8a9dbaee 100644 --- a/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/glossary.asciidoc @@ -219,18 +219,15 @@ Segregated Witness:: SHA:: The Secure Hash Algorithm or SHA is a family of cryptographic hash functions published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). -simplified payment verification (SPV):: +Simplified Payment Verification (SPV):: SPV or simplified payment verification is a method for verifying particular transactions were included in a block without downloading the entire block. The method is used by some lightweight Bitcoin clients. soft fork:: soft fork or Soft-Forking Change is a temporary fork in the blockchain which commonly occurs when miners using non-upgraded nodes don't follow a new consensus rule their nodes don’t know about. Not to be confused with fork, hard fork, software fork or Git fork. -SPV (aka Simplified Payment Verification):: - SPV or Simplified Payment Verification is a method for verifying particular transactions were included in a block without downloading the entire block. The method is used by some lightweight Bitcoin clients. - Stale Block:: - Block which were successfully mined but which isn’t included on the current best block chain, likely because some other block at the same height had its chain extended first. Not to be confused with orphan block. + Block which was successfully mined but which isn’t included on the current best block chain, likely because some other block at the same height had its chain extended first. Not to be confused with orphan block. timelocks:: A timelock is a type of encumbrance that restricts the spending of some bitcoin until a specified future time or block height. Timelocks feature prominently in many Bitcoin contracts, including payment channels and hashed timelock contracts.