Add node glossary term and full node types in dev guide

Added a node glossary term

Added descriptions of full nodes, archival nodes, and pruned nodes to the dev guide.

Linked the term "peer" to node instead of original location.
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Andrew Chow 2017-05-21 22:48:52 -04:00
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5 changed files with 38 additions and 7 deletions

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# This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT) available on
# http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
required:
#-------------40 characters-------------#
title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: Node
summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: >
A computer that connects to the Bitcoin network.
synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter:
- Node
- Full node
- Archival node
- Pruned node
- Peer
optional:
synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
- Nodes
- Peers
not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter:
- Lightweight node
- SPV node
links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter:
- "[Full node](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Full_node) --- Bitcoin Wiki"
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synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter:
- Miner Activated Soft Fork (a soft fork activated through miner signalling)
- Fork (a regular fork where all nodes follow the same consensus rules, so the fork is resolved once one chain has more proof of work than another)
- Hard fork (a permanent divergence in the block chain caused by non-upgraded nodes not following new consensus rules)
- Soft fork (a temporary divergence in the block chain caused by non-upgraded nodes not following new consensus rules)