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<li><a href="/en/glossary/51-percent-attack">51 percent attack</a></li>
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<h2 id="a">A</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/address">Address</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/cpfp">Ancestor mining</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/node">Archival node</a></li>
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<h2 id="b">B</h2>
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<p>See also: <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips#readme">Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs)</a></p>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/multisig">Bare multisig</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/base58check">Base58check</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-chain">Best block chain</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/header-chain">Best header chain</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block">Block</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/genesis-block">Block 0</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-chain">Block chain</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-header">Block header</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-height">Block height</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-reward">Block reward</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/blocks-first-sync">Blocks-first sync</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/bloom-filter">Bloom filter</a></li>
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<h2 id="c">C</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/chain-code">Chain code</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/change-address">Change address</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/change-address">Change output</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/child-key">Child key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/cpfp">Child pays for parent</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/child-key">Child private key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/child-key">Child public key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/coinbase">Coinbase</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/coinbase-transaction">Coinbase transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/compactsize">CompactSize</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/compressed-public-key">Compressed public key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/confirmation-score">Confirmation score</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/confirmation-score">Confirmations</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/confirmation-score">Confirmed transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/consensus">Consensus</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/consensus-rules">Consensus rules</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/cpfp">CPFP</a></li>
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<h2 id="d">D</h2>
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<p>See also: <a href="https://github.com/dashpay/dips/blob/master/README.md">Dash Improvement Proposals (DIPs)</a></p>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/darkgravitywave">Dark Gravity Wave</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/null-data-transaction">Data carrier transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/op-code">Data-pushing opcode</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/dgbb">Decentralized Governance by Blockchain</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/denominations">Denomination</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/dgbb">DGBB</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/darkgravitywave">DGW</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/difficulty">Difficulty</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/dns-seed">DNS seed</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/double-spend">Double spend</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/denominations">Duffs</a></li>
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<h2 id="e">E</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/escrow-contract">Escrow contract</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/evolution">Evolution</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/extended-key">Extended key</a></li>
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<h2 id="f">F</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/fork">Fork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/high-priority-transaction">Free transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/node">Full node</a></li>
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<h2 id="g">G</h2>
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<p>See also: <a href="/en/developer-guide#governance">Governance</a></p>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/coinbase-transaction">Generation transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/genesis-block">Genesis block</a></li>
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<h2 id="h">H</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/hard-fork">Hard fork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/hardened-extended-key">Hardened extended key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/hd-protocol">HD protocol</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/hd-protocol">HD wallet</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/hd-wallet-seed">HD wallet seed</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-header">Header</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/header-chain">Header chain</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/headers-first-sync">Headers-first sync</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-height">Height</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/high-priority-transaction">High-priority transaction</a></li>
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<h2 id="i">I</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/initial-block-download">IBD</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/initial-block-download">Initial block download</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/input">Input</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/instantsend">InstantSend</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/instantsend">InstantX</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/internal-byte-order">Internal byte order</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/inventory">Inventory</a></li>
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<h2 id="l">L</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/simplified-payment-verification">Lightweight client</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/locktime">Locktime</a></li>
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<h2 id="m">M</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/mainnet">Mainnet</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/51-percent-attack">Majority attack</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/masf">MASF</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/master-chain-code-and-private-key">Master chain code</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/master-chain-code-and-private-key">Master private key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/masternode">Masternode</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/block-size-limit">Maximum Block Size</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/merkle-block">Merkle block</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/merkle-root">Merkle root</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/merkle-tree">Merkle tree</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/message-header">Message header</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/mining">Miner</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/masf">Miner-activated soft fork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/transaction-fee">Miners fee</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/minimum-relay-fee">Minimum relay fee</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/mining">Mining</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/spork">Multi-Phased fork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/multisig">Multisig</a></li>
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<h2 id="n">N</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/nbits">nBits</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/difficulty">Network difficulty</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/start-string">Network magic</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/locktime">nLockTime</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/node">Node</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/op-code">Non-data-pushing opcode</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/null-data-transaction">Null data transaction</a></li>
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<h2 id="o">O</h2>
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<p>See also: <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script#Words">Opcodes</a></p>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/null-data-transaction">OP_RETURN transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/op-code">Opcode</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/rbf">Opt-in replace by fee</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/orphan-block">Orphan block</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/outpoint">Outpoint</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/output">Output</a></li>
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<h2 id="p">P</h2>
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<p>See also: <a href="/en/developer-reference#data-messages">P2P protocol messages</a></p>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/p2pkh-address">P2PKH address</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/p2pkh-address">P2PKH output</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/p2sh-address">P2SH address</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/p2sh-multisig">P2SH multisig</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/p2sh-address">P2SH output</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/parent-key">Parent key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/parent-key">Parent private key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/parent-key">Parent public key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/payment-protocol">Payment protocol</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/payment-protocol">Payment request</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/node">Peer</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/proof-of-work">POW</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/extended-key">Private extended key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/private-key">Private key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/privatesend">PrivateSend</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/proof-of-work">Proof of work</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/node">Pruned node</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/pubkey-script">Pubkey script</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/extended-key">Public extended key</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/public-key">Public key</a></li>
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<h2 id="r">R</h2>
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<p>See also: <a href="/en/developer-reference#rpc-quick-reference">Dash Core RPCs</a></p>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/serialized-transaction">Raw transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/rbf">RBF</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/redeem-script">Redeem script</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/redeem-script">RedeemScript</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/regression-test-mode">Regression test mode</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/regression-test-mode">Regtest</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/minimum-relay-fee">Relay fee</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/rbf">Replace by fee</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/hd-wallet-seed">Root seed</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/rpc-byte-order">RPC byte order</a></li>
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<h2 id="s">S</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/pubkey-script">ScriptPubKey</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/signature-script">ScriptSig</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/sentinel">Sentinel</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/sequence-number">Sequence number</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/serialized-block">Serialized block</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/serialized-transaction">Serialized transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/signature-hash">Sighash</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/sighash-all">SIGHASH_ALL</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/sighash-anyonecanpay">SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/sighash-none">SIGHASH_NONE</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/sighash-single">SIGHASH_SINGLE</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/signature">Signature</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/signature-hash">Signature hash</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/signature-script">Signature script</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/simplified-payment-verification">Simplified Payment Verification</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/soft-fork">Soft fork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/spork">Spork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/simplified-payment-verification">SPV</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/stale-block">Stale block</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/standard-transaction">Standard Transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/start-string">Start string</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/superblock">Superblock</a></li>
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<h2 id="t">T</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/nbits">Target</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/testnet">Testnet</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/simplified-payment-verification">Thin client</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/transaction-fee">Transaction fee</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/instantsend">Transaction Lock</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/malleability">Transaction malleability</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/malleability">Transaction mutability</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/txid">Txid</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/input">TxIn</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/output">TxOut</a></li>
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<h2 id="u">U</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/uasf">UASF</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/confirmation-score">Unconfirmed transaction</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/uasf">User-activated soft fork</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/unspent-transaction-output">UTXO</a></li>
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<h2 id="w">W</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/wallet">Wallet</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/wallet-import-format">Wallet Import Format</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/watch-only-address">Watch-only address</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/glossary/wallet-import-format">WIF</a></li>
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<h2 id="x">X</h2>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/x11">X11</a></li>
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