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This quick glossary contains many of the terms used in relation to bitcoin. These terms are used throughout the book, so bookmark this for a quick reference.
address::
A bitcoin address looks like +1DSrfJdB2AnWaFNgSbv3MZC2m74996JafV+. It consists of a string of letters and numbers starting with a "1" (number 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.((("bitcoin address")))((("address", see="bitcoin address")))((("public key", see="bitcoin address")))
A bitcoin address looks like +1DSrfJdB2AnWaFNgSbv3MZC2m74996JafV+. It consists of a string of letters and numbers starting with the digit 1 or 3. 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.((("bitcoin address")))((("address", see="bitcoin address")))((("public key", see="bitcoin address")))
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 uniform resource identifier (URI) scheme.((("bip")))
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In simple terms, a transfer of bitcoins from one address to another. More precisely, a transaction is a signed data structure expressing a transfer of value. Transactions are transmitted over the bitcoin network, collected by miners, and included into blocks, made permanent on the blockchain.((("transaction")))
wallet::
Software that holds all your bitcoin addresses and secret keys. Use it to send, receive, and store your bitcoin.((("wallet")))
Software that holds all your bitcoin addresses and secret keys. Use it to send, receive, and store your bitcoin.((("wallet")))