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This Archive aims to provide the glossary terms and docs you need to understand Bitcoin and start building Bitcoin-based applications.

R

R parameter

The payment request parameter in a bitcoin: URI.

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Raw transaction

Complete transactions in their binary format; often represented using hexadecimal. Sometimes called raw format...

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RBF

Replacing one version of an unconfirmed transaction with a different version of the transaction that...

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Receipt

A cryptographically-verifiable receipt created using parts of a payment request and a confirmed transaction.

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Redeem script

A script similar in function to a pubkey script. One copy of it is hashed...

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RedeemScript

A script similar in function to a pubkey script. One copy of it is hashed...

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Regression test mode

A local testing environment in which developers can almost instantly generate blocks on demand for...

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Regtest

A local testing environment in which developers can almost instantly generate blocks on demand for...

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Relay fee

The minimum transaction fee a transaction must pay (if it isn’t a high-priority transaction) for...

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Replace by fee

Replacing one version of an unconfirmed transaction with a different version of the transaction that...

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Root certificate

A certificate belonging to a certificate authority (CA).

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Root seed

A potentially-short value used as a seed to generate the master private key and master...

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RPC byte order

A hash digest displayed with the byte order reversed; used in Bitcoin Core RPCs, many...

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Documentation