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Merkle-Patricia tree

Merkle-Patricia tree noun: a tree data structure that combines properties of Merkle trees and Patricia trees.

Noun

Merkle-Patricia tree (plural Merkle-Patricia trees)

  1. A tree data structure that combines properties of Merkle trees and Patricia trees.
    • A Merkle-Patricia tree is a tree that has a root node that contains the hash value of the entire data structure. The Merkle-Patricia tree combines Merkle and Patricia trees where Patricia is used for efficient storage and Merkle enables tamper-proof data validation.2023, Imran Bashir, Mastering Blockchain: Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 65

Forms of Merkle-Patricia tree

pluralMerkle-Patricia trees

Questions about Merkle-Patricia tree

What does Merkle-Patricia tree mean?
Merkle-Patricia tree means a tree data structure that combines properties of Merkle trees and Patricia trees.
What part of speech is Merkle-Patricia tree?
Merkle-Patricia tree is a noun.
What is the plural of Merkle-Patricia tree?
The plural of Merkle-Patricia tree is Merkle-Patricia trees.

Words near Merkle-Patricia tree in the dictionary

  1. merkland
  2. merklands
  3. Merkle
  4. Merkle tree
  5. Merkle trees
  6. Merkle-Patricia tree
  7. Merkles
  8. Merkley
  9. Merkleys
  10. Merkman
  11. Merkmann

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