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blockchain

distributed data store for digital transactions
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Blockchain is a concept [1][2][3].

blockchain

Summary

blockchain is a concept[1]. blockchain ranks in the top 1% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,994 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • blockchain is credited with the discovery of Satoshi Nakamoto[3].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as concept[4].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as field of study[7].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as industry[8].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as field of work[9].
  • blockchain's instance of is recorded as industrial sector[10].
  • block is named after blockchain[11].
  • chain is named after blockchain[12].
  • blockchain is a type of distributed ledger[13].
  • blockchain is a type of database[14].
  • blockchain is a type of distributed data storage[15].
  • blockchain is a type of computer network protocol[16].
  • blockchain is a type of data structure[17].
  • blockchain is a type of list[18].
  • blockchain's Commons category is recorded as Blockchain[19].
  • blockchain comprises block[20].
  • blockchain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blockchains[21].
  • blockchain's described at URL is recorded as https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/Innovation/deloitte-uk-what-is-blockchain-2016.pdf[22].
  • blockchain's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/what-is-blockchain[23].
  • blockchain's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sap.com/poland/insights/what-is-blockchain.html[24].
  • blockchain's described at URL is recorded as https://www.meetri.in/BlockChain.html[25].
  • blockchain's facet of is recorded as technology[26].
  • blockchain's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/blockchain[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include concept[4], academic discipline[5], field of study[6], industry[8], field of work[9], and industrial sector[10]. Recorded subclass of include distributed ledger[13], database[14], distributed data storage[15], computer network protocol[16], data structure[17], and list[18].

Origins

Things named after include block[11] and chain[12], a type of machine element[28].

Use and Application

blockchain comprises block[20]. Recorded used by include cryptocurrency[29] and non-fungible token[30].

Influence

Things named for blockchain include Blockchain.com[31], a dot-com company[32], in Lithuania[33], founded in 2013[34].

Why It Matters

blockchain ranks in the top 1% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,994 views/month).[2] blockchain has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] blockchain is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for blockchain include Blockchain.com[31], a dot-com company[32], in Lithuania[33], founded in 2013[34].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . www4.hcdn.gob.ar. www4.hcdn.gob.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . www4.hcdn.gob.ar. www4.hcdn.gob.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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