# Terminology `kaal:entity:terminology` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `terminology`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 2 claims across 2 works, 2017 to 2021. **2017** - [2959730-016](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2959730-016) [definitional/asserted] -- The author stipulates that a blockchain is a shared digital ledger or database that maintains a continuously growing list of transactions among participating parties regarding digital assets, described as blocks. > As such, a blockchain is a shared digital ledger or database that maintains a continuously growing list of transactions among participating parties regarding digital assets – Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain Applications and Fee Structure Developments in Private Investment Funds (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2959730 **2021** - [3782191-007](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782191-007) [definitional/argued] -- Decentralization is not merely delegation, deconcentration, devolution, or the redistribution of centrally organized authority or centrally collected revenue; equating it with those terms misstates what decentralization is. > Termino- logically, decentralization is not just synonymous with delegation, deconcentration, disassortative, devolution, circulation, or partnership. Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Preface to (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782191 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. Nothing here asks to be taken on trust. curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/terminology.md | sha256sum **Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of this entity node. Its sha256 is the content hash.