Glossary Term:
ScriptPubKeyA script included in outputs which sets the conditions that must be fulfilled for those satoshis to be spent. Data for fulfilling the conditions can be provided in a signature script. Pubkey Scripts are called a scriptPubKey in code.
Not to be confused with: Pubkey (a public key, which can be used as part of a pubkey script but don’t provide a programmable authentication mechanism), Signature script (a script that provides data to the pubkey script)
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