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Term | Status | Definition |
Application | Centralized web and/or mobile software (front-end and/or back-end); may also include APIs. | |
| BLOCK | A block contains one or more transactions. | |
| Blockchain | A block contains an ordered set of transactions. It is cryptographically linked to the preceding block, and in turn it is linked to be subsequent blocks. The first block in such a chain of blocks is called the genesis block. Blocks are created by the ordering service, and then validated and committed by peers. | |
DApp | Decentralized application - Whole or part of logic on a decentralized network; built on a peer-to-peer network like a blockchain; May have their own blockchain. | |
Initiatives | Groups of stakeholders collaborating to educate, develop pilots, & set policy. | |
Blockchain Platform | A decentralized, distributed, immutable ledger. | |
Project | Implementation of an Application, DApp, or Intermediary System. | |
Intermediary System | Standard or specification for data and procedure that may include libraries, protocols, applications; is not a blockchain in and of itself. | |
Private Consortium | Organization members collaborating to set standards, governance, development, and hosting of a private blockchain and its related applications. | |
Public Permissioned Consortium | Organization members collaborating to set standards, governance, development, and hosting of a public permissioned blockchain and its related applications. |
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