post-merge update: glossary #7592
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| ### Ethash {#ethash} | |||
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| A [proof-of-work](#pow) algorithm for Ethereum 1.0. | |||
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Oops how did this slip by lol
| ### Ethash {#ethash} | ||
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| A [proof-of-work](#pow) algorithm for Ethereum 1.0. | ||
| A [proof-of-work](#pow) algorithm that was used on Ethereum before it transitioned to [proof-of-stake](#pos). | ||
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| [Read more at eth.wiki](https://eth.wiki/en/concepts/ethash/ethash) | ||
| [Read more](/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pow/mining-algorithms/ethash) |
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Thoughts on removing this entirely? Doesn't have to be now but I don't think it's necessary to keep it in the glossary forever...
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idk i think it's good to keep for now - people will still hear about it in various places and it's good to have a simple explanation and clarify that it's no longer used.
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| ### lightweight client {#lightweight-client} | |||
| ### light client {#light-client} | |||
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Good call. We use a couple of naming conventions across the site that we should fix eventually.
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| ### mining {#mining} | |||
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| The process of verifying transactions and contract execution on the Ethereum blockchain in exchange for a reward in ether with the mining of every block. | |||
| The process of verifying transactions and contract execution on the Ethereum blockchain in exchange for a reward in ether with the mining of every block. This was how Ethereumw as secured before it moved to [proof-of-stake](#pos). | |||
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| ### mining pool {#mining-pool} | |||
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Do we still need this in glossary?
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I guess ignore these comments for now. Maybe as a post-merge clean-up, we can discuss the possibility of removing outdated lingo from the glossary.
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I think we should keep it. People will definitely be confused about what happened to mining and where it fits in Ethereum for a long time after TM
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Sorry, my comment was specifically about mining pools, but your point. still seems valid.
Co-authored-by: Joshua <[email protected]>
Description
updates glossary for post merge
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