M-of-N Multisig, Multisig Output
This definition comes from the technical glossary.
Definition
A pubkey script that provides n number of pubkeys and requires the corresponding signature script provide m minimum number signatures corresponding to the provided pubkeys.
Synonyms
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Multisig
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Bare multisig
Not To Be Confused With
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P2SH multisig (a multisig script contained inside P2SH)
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Advanced scripts that require multiple signatures without using OP_CHECKMULTISIG or OP_CHECKMULTISIGVERIFY
Links
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Multisig — Developer Guide
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BIP11: m-of-n standard transactions — Bitcoin Improvement Proposals
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What are multi-signature transactions? — Bitcoin StackExchange