===== Tangle =====
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**Tangle** is the moniker used to describe IOTA’s [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:directed_acyclic_graph_dag]] based transaction settlement and data integrity layer focused on the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:iot]]. The Tangle is essentially a string of individual transactions that are interlinked to each other and stored through a decentralized network of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:n:node|node]] participants.

Importantly, the Tangle does not have miners as users of the network function as the miners themselves through performing small computational [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:proof_of_work]] for each transaction by verifying previous transactions submitted to the network. Focused on allowing the network to scale for a global micropayment network of interconnected IoT devices, The Tangle is designed to offer a solution to the heterogeneous nature of current [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blockchain|blockchain]] systems.

Source: [[https://blockonomi.com/iota-tangle/ | What is The Tangle? Complete Guide to IOTA’s Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) ]]