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# Bitcoin Developer Glossary

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<span markdown="span">This is a technical glossary.  Regular users should use the [vocabulary
page](/en/vocabulary).</span>
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## The following single-space-indented code (sorry, whitespace
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## Numbers
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   See also: [Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs)](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips#readme)
  {% when 'o' %}
   See also: [Op codes](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script#Words)
  {% when 'p' %}
   See also: [P2P protocol messages](/en/developer-reference#data-messages)
  {% when 'r' %}
   See also: [Bitcoin Core RPCs](/en/developer-reference#rpc-quick-reference)
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<span markdown="span">Can't find what you're looking for?  [Suggest a
new term][] for the glossary!</span>
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[suggest a new term]: https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/issues/new?title=New%20glossary%20term%20suggestion:
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