Off-chain

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring outside of a blockchain. not-comparable

    "The off-chain arrangements use miners who give their hard disk to store other clients' records for a prize, and the blockchain is utilized to encourage the capacity market among miners and clients."

Example

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"The off-chain arrangements use miners who give their hard disk to store other clients' records for a prize, and the blockchain is utilized to encourage the capacity market among miners and clients."

Etymology

From off + (block)chain.

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