I don't like the term "blockchain" - page 2.

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Quote from: B1-66ER on April 26, 2024, 08:47:36 PM

I find the term "timechain" cooler. Cool

yeah, that sounds pretty good. but more people nowadays it is more popular to use the term Blockchain. you like it and you can use the term. The most important thing is that you and the person you are talking to understand the same meaning.
Timechain or Blockchain refer to the same meaning. What you share also adds insight for users who may not know the early history. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. some may agree, but some will probably stick to terms they understand better.

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what is this "brake pedal" you speak of?

satoshi used the term timechain in early sourcecode from 2008

read it here

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-source-from-november-2008-382374

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If I remember correctly you are the one who created the topic, you don't like the term "cryptocurrency" and you don't consider bitcoin to be part of cryptocurrency. Now you keep making threads that you don't like the term "blockchain", LOL.

But I have a question, in the end what can you do to change what you don't like? How can you get people to stop thinking of bitcoin as not a cryptocurrency, how can you get people to stop calling blockchain and instead the "timechain" concept that you mentioned? If we can't change anything then what's the point of this discussion? I have an idea, why don't you take your idea to the developers or wherever you think can change what you don't like?

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Our energies should be directed towards educational promotions and campaigns awareness of bitcoin, its principles and its advantages. I would care less if the name is change but for others, I mean those who are yet to understand bitcoin concepts, if a name change is done like the author in the article proposes, there will be mass misunderstanding and confusion since the term blockchain is what we all know and is already well understood. And like Dave1 wrote it is just a software side lingo.

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Quote from: B1-66ER on April 26, 2024, 08:47:36 PM

The author argues that "timechain" more accurately describes Bitcoin because it emphasizes the fact that Bitcoin is a chronological ledger of transactions.

I appreciate your thoughts on this, but in terms of which one is more appropriate, I think blockchain is already very appropriate and there is no need to replace the term "timechain" to describe Bitcoin.
Blockchain is a type of database that stores data in blocks. Timechain sounds like transaction speed to me.

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Quote from: B1-66ER on April 26, 2024, 08:47:36 PM

The author argues that "timechain" more accurately describes Bitcoin because it emphasizes the fact that Bitcoin is a chronological ledger of transactions.

Well blocks that contian information or in this case transactions are linked to the previous one that is why they are “chained” together. I do get your point and I suppose timechain could be an alternative name however after many year sof using blockchain are we really to change it now?

The general public have not yet even fully understood what a blockchain actually is and now we want to change it already.

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I think it's more on the software side lingo, that's why it was called "block" chain. As it means, that data is being broken into smaller units.

And that's why aptly called blockchain chunks on data, and it become ordered records.

How can it be a bad data structure when it is chronologically ordered?

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Quote from: B1-66ER on April 26, 2024, 08:47:36 PM

The author argues that "timechain" more accurately describes Bitcoin because it emphasizes the fact that Bitcoin is a chronological ledger of transactions.

Block builds on top of each other which makes it blockchain or block chain or chain of blocks. That is a perfect name it can be called. Not time chain because time can not chain together.

Quote from: B1-66ER on April 26, 2024, 08:47:36 PM

Moreover, one can argue that some software developers find that blockchain is a bad data structure. I mean, a blockchain does have features for its original purpose to solve the double-spending problem in a distributed system, but for general computing or development of distributed applications, it's better to use something else.

Do you know the meaning of double spending? RBF is double spending that people use to increase the fee or to cancel a transaction. Because car can lead to accident, should that be the reason we should not use car?

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Hi all,
I find the term "timechain" cooler. Cool

In this article at Bitcoin Magazine,
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoins-blockchain-is-the-timechain

The author argues that "timechain" more accurately describes Bitcoin because it emphasizes the fact that Bitcoin is a chronological ledger of transactions.

Moreover, one can argue that some software developers find that blockchain is a bad data structure. I mean, a blockchain does have features for its original purpose to solve the double-spending problem in a distributed system, but for general computing or development of distributed applications, it's better to use something else.

P.S.->Thanks to the members who supported freedom to express my opinion in the "I don't like the term 'crypto'" thread.

P.S.1-> In software engineering, it is considered a good practice to keep a glossary, that's why I'm thinking about those Bitcoin community jargons.

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