dash-docs/_data/glossary/en/compactsize.yaml
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title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: CompactSize Unsigned Integer
summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: >
A type of variable-length integer commonly used in the Dash
P2P protocol and Dash serialized data structures.
synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter:
- CompactSize
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synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
- compactsize unsigned integer
- compactsize unsigned integers
- compactsize uint
- compactsize uints
not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter:
- VarInt (a data type Dash Core uses for local data storage)
- Compact (the data type used for nBits in the block header)
links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter:
- "[CompactSize Unsigned Integers](/en/developer-reference#compactsize-unsigned-integers) --- Bitcoin.org Developer Reference"
- "[Variable length integers (compactSize)](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation#Variable_length_integer) --- Bitcoin Wiki"
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