"distributed ledger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: distributed ledgers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} distributed ledger (plural distributed ledgers)
  1. A consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital data geographically spread across multiple locations. Categories (topical): Computing, Cryptocurrency, Data management Synonyms: shared ledger, ledger Translations (consensus): 分散式賬本 (Chinese Mandarin), 分散式账本 (fēnsànshì zhàngběn) (Chinese Mandarin), hajautettu tilikirja (Finnish), registre partagé [masculine] (French)

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