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| author | Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com> | 2014-07-09 11:51:56 -0400 |
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| committer | Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com> | 2014-07-09 11:51:56 -0400 |
| commit | 5044dc0a56b15acdaf7063e63497141ea9128c0f (patch) | |
| tree | b9dac8a38358bc2c4af97af664cda269b6232a28 | |
| parent | 987a09e06f04ecc17d74670735eaf44c9b3d8285 (diff) | |
| parent | 3a94ead4dd67d74be4fb863cdaaf679658f89f10 (diff) | |
| download | bips-5044dc0a56b15acdaf7063e63497141ea9128c0f.tar.xz | |
Merge pull request #85 from timthelion/patch-1
Spelling BIP 39
| -rw-r--r-- | bip-0039.mediawiki | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bip-0039.mediawiki b/bip-0039.mediawiki index 2fd8ad0..eb60fff 100644 --- a/bip-0039.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0039.mediawiki @@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ This BIP describes the implementation of a mnemonic code or mnemonic sentence -- a group of easy to remember words -- for the generation of deterministic wallets. -It consists of two parts: generating the mnenomic, and converting it into a +It consists of two parts: generating the mnemonic, and converting it into a binary seed. This seed can be later used to generate deterministic wallets using BIP-0032 or similar methods. ==Motivation== -A mnenomic code or sentence is superior for human interaction compared to the +A mnemonic code or sentence is superior for human interaction compared to the handling of raw binary or hexidecimal representations of a wallet seed. The sentence could be written on paper or spoken over the telephone. -This guide meant to be as a way to transport computer-generated randomnes over +This guide meant to be as a way to transport computer-generated randomness over human readable transcription. It's not a way how to process user-created sentences (also known as brainwallet) to wallet seed. |