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((("gas limit")))The maximum amount of gas a transaction or block may consume.

Gavin Wood::
((("Wood, Gavin")))A British programmer who is the cofounder and former CTO of Ethereum. In August 2014 he proposed Solidity, a contract-oriented programming language for writing smart contracts.
((("Wood, Dr. Gavin")))A British programmer who is the cofounder and former CTO of Ethereum. In August 2014 he proposed Solidity, a contract-oriented programming language for writing smart contracts.

Genesis block::
((("genesis block")))The first block in a blockchain, used to initialize a particular network and its cryptocurrency.
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((("smart contracts","defined")))A program that executes on the Ethereum computing infrastructure.

Solidity::
((("Solidity","defined")))A procedural (imperative) programming language with syntax that is similar to JavaScript, C++, or Java. The most popular and most frequently used language for Ethereum smart contracts. Created by Gavin Wood (coauthor of this book).
((("Solidity","defined")))A procedural (imperative) programming language with syntax that is similar to JavaScript, C++, or Java. The most popular and most frequently used language for Ethereum smart contracts. Created by Dr. Gavin Wood (coauthor of this book).

Solidity inline assembly::
((("inline assembly","defined")))((("Solidity inline assembly")))EVM assembly language in a Solidity program. Solidity's support for inline assembly makes it easier to write certain operations.
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((("wallets","defined")))Software that holds secret keys. Used to access and control Ethereum accounts and interact with smart contracts. Keys need not be stored in a wallet, and can instead be retrieved from offline storage (e.g., a memory card or paper) for improved security. Despite the name, wallets never store the actual coins or tokens.

Web3::
((("web3", seealso="DApps")))The third version of the web. First proposed by Gavin Wood, Web3 represents a new vision and focus for web applications: from centrally owned and managed applications, to applications built on decentralized protocols.
((("web3", seealso="DApps")))The third version of the web. First proposed by Dr. Gavin Wood, Web3 represents a new vision and focus for web applications: from centrally owned and managed applications, to applications built on decentralized protocols.

Wei::
((("wei, defined")))The smallest denomination of ether. 10^18^ wei = 1 ether.
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