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    title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: nBits, Target Threshold

    summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: >
        The target is the threshold below which a block header hash must
        be in order for the block to valid, and nBits is the encoded
        form of the target threshold as it appears in the block header.

    synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter:
        - nBits
        - Target

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    synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
        - targets
        - target threshold
        - target thresholds

    not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter:
        - Difficulty (a number measuring the difficulty of finding a header hash relative to the difficulty of finding a header hash with the easiest target)

    links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter:
        - "[Target](/en/developer-guide#term-target) --- Bitcoin.org Developer Guide"
        - "[nBits](/en/developer-reference#target-nbits) --- Bitcoin.org Developer Reference"
        - "[Target](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Target) --- Bitcoin Wiki"
        - "[How is the target section of the block header calculated?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/23912) --- Bitcoin StackExchange"

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