OxfordDictionaries.com, the online language resource owned by the Oxford University Press, has added new cryptocurrency-related definitions.
The site outlined its latest additions in a new blog post, a list that also included âhangryâ, âbutt-dialâ, âRedditorâ, ârage-quitâ and âbantsâ, among others.
A âblockchainâ, according to the site, is a noun defined as:
âA digital ledger in which transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly.â
The resource added new definitions for terms related to bitcoin mining as well, according to Katherine Connor Martin, head of US dictionaries for the Oxford University Press.
The updated definition for the noun âminerâ includes:
âA person who obtains units of a cryptocurrency by running computer processes to solve specific mathematical problems.âÂ
The verb âmineâ has a new section as well:
â[To] obtain units of (a cryptocurrency) by running a computer process to solve specific mathematical problems.â
The inclusions come roughly two years after the site added âbitcoinâ to its list of definitions.
OxfordDictionaries.com is distinct from the Oxford English Dictionary. According to its publisher, whereas the site âfocuses on the current language and practical usageâ, the Oxford English Dictionary is aimed at portraying âhow words and meanings have changed over timeâ.
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