Bloom Filter
This definition comes from the technical glossary.
Definition
A filter used primarily by SPV clients to request only matching transactions and merkle blocks from full nodes.
Synonyms
- Bloom filter
Not To Be Confused With
- Bloom filter (general computer science term, of which Bitcoin’s bloom filters are a specific implementation)
Links
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Bloom filter — Developer Guide
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BIP37: Connection Bloom Filtering— Bitcoin Improvement Proposals
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Pull request that implemented bloom filters in Bitcoin Core — GitHub
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Discussion about bloom filtering and SPV clients — BitcoinTalk