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blockchain

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From block + chain, from earlier “block chain”. In the 2008 Bitcoin paper block and chain are used separately; the concept is referred to as “chain of hash-based proof-of-work” or “chain of digital signatures”.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: blokketting — shared record
  • Armenian: բլոկչեյն (blokčʻeyn) — shared record
  • Catalan: cadena de blocs — shared record
  • Chinese Mandarin: 區塊鏈 /区块链 (qūkuàiliàn) — shared record
  • Finnish: lohkoketju — shared record
  • French: chaîne de blocs — shared record
  • French: blockchain — shared record
  • Georgian: ბლოკჩეინი (bloḳčeini) — shared record
  • German: Blockchain — shared record
  • German: Blockkette — shared record
  • Hungarian: blokklánc — shared record
  • Icelandic: bálkakeðja — shared record
  • Italian: catena di blocchi — shared record
  • Italian: blockchain — shared record
  • Japanese: ブロックチェーン (burokkuchēn) — shared record
  • Kazakh: блокчейн (blokçein) — shared record
  • Korean: 블록체인 (beullokchein) — shared record
  • Malay: blok rantai — shared record
  • Polish: łańcuch bloków — shared record
  • Russian: блокче́йн (blokčéjn) — shared record
  • Sicilian: catina di blocchi — shared record
  • Sicilian: blockchain — shared record
  • Spanish: cadena de bloques — shared record
  • Spanish: blockchain — shared record
  • Swedish: blockkedja — shared record
  • Turkish: blok zinciri — shared record
  • Uyghur: بۈلەكچە (bülekche) — shared record