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Added BIP to the quick glossary list

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BIPs are mentioned throughout the book, so I figure many readers will be asking what does BIP0021 mean?
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@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ address (aka public key)::
((("public key", see="bitcoin address")))
A bitcoin address looks like +1DSrfJdB2AnWaFNgSbv3MZC2m74996JafV+, they always start with a one. Just like you ask others to send an email to your email address, you would ask others to send you bitcoin to your bitcoin address.
bip::
((("bip")))
Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. A set of proposals that members of the bitcoin community have submitted to improve bitcoin. For example BIP0021 is a proposal to improve the bitcoin URI scheme.
bitcoin::
((("bitcoin")))
The name of the currency unit (the coin), the network and the software