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CRYPTO-CURRENCY MINER [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

[An individual or a group of individuals who competes] to solve a random hash algorithm to validate and add a block of transactions to the public ledger ...

CONT

Aspiring cryptominers should also know that as cryptocurrencies have risen in both popularity and value, competition has increased substantially as well and now includes organizations and enterprises with more extensive resources than most individuals can compete with.

OBS

cryptocurrency miner; cryptominer; miner: not to be confused with the application used to mine cryptocurrencies.

Key term(s)
  • crypto miner
  • crypto-currency miner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

[Personne ou groupe de personnes qui entre] en concurrence pour résoudre un algorithme de hachage aléatoire afin de valider et d'ajouter un bloc de transactions au registre public [...]

CONT

En échange de leurs services, les mineurs reçoivent gratuitement des unités monétaires virtuelles qui pourront être échangées.

OBS

mineur de cryptomonnaie, mineur : à ne pas confondre avec l'application utilisée pour le minage des cryptomonnaies.

Key term(s)
  • mineur de crypto-monnaie
  • mineur de crypto-monnaies
  • mineur de cryptomonnaies

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Software
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

An application used to mine cryptocurrencies.

CONT

The role of a cryptocurrency mining software [is] to connect you to a blockchain or mining pool.

OBS

cryptocurrency miner, cryptominer, miner: not to be confused with an individual or a group of inviduals who competes in mining cryptocurrencies.

Key term(s)
  • crypto miner
  • crypto-currency miner
  • crypto-currency mining software

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Logiciels
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Application utilisée pour le minage de cryptomonnaie.

CONT

L'éditeur de logiciels de sécurité [...] a découvert la présence de mineurs de cryptomonnaie dans au moins huit applications de la boutique en ligne de [l'entreprise].

OBS

mineur de cryptomonnaie; mineur : à ne pas confondre avec une personne ou un groupe de personnes qui effectue le minage de cryptomonnaies.

Key term(s)
  • mineur de crypto-monnaie
  • logiciel de minage de crypto-monnaie

Spanish

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