https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/ 2026-06-05T07:27:05-0400 https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/ https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-01-10T20:12:10-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:babe&rev=1641863530&do=diff Blind Assignment for Blockchain Extension (BABE) Return to Glossary Babe is a slot-based, proof of Stake algorithm. It breaks time into epochs, with each epoch being broken into slots. In Polkadot, each slot is six seconds long, our target block time. BABE will select an author (or several) to author a block in each slot. text/html 2022-04-02T15:19:35-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bafin&rev=1648927175&do=diff Federal Financial Services Authority (BaFin) Return to Glossary BaFin is Germany’s financial regulator and is responsible for ensuring the stability and integrity of the German financial system. The Federal Financial Services Authority or Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) text/html 2021-10-04T11:55:27-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bandwidth&rev=1633362927&do=diff Bandwidth Return to Glossary Bandwidth is a broad term defined as the bit-rate measure of the transmission capacity over a network communication system. Bandwidth is also described as the carrying capacity of a channel or the data transfer speed of that channel. However, broadly defined, bandwidth is the capacity of a network. Bandwidth exists in physical or wireless communication networks. text/html 2021-10-03T16:57:16-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:barcode&rev=1633294636&do=diff Bar Code (Barcode) Return to Glossary Bar Code (Barcode) is the small image of lines (bars) and spaces that is affixed to retail store items, identification cards, and postal mail to identify a particular product number, person, or location. The code uses a sequence of vertical bars and spaces to represent numbers and other symbols. A bar code symbol typically consists of five parts: a quiet zone, a start character, data characters (including an optional check character), a stop character, a… text/html 2022-01-19T14:14:06-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bia&rev=1642619646&do=diff Business impact Analysis (BIA) Return to Glossary Business impact Analysis (BIA) is a component of business continuity planning that helps to identify critical and non-critical systems. A business impact analysis also assigns consequences and usually a dollar figure to specific disaster scenarios. It will also include estimated recovery times and recovery requirements for such scenarios. The business impact analysis is often used to measure the risks of failure against the costs of upgrading… text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:big_query&rev=1633369208&do=diff BigQuery Return to Glossary BigQuery is a fully managed, serverless data warehouse that enables scalable analysis over petabytes of data. It is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that supports querying using ANSI SQL (see ISO/IEC 9075-01:2016 Database languages — SQL — Part 1: Framework (SQL/Framework). It also has built-in Machine Learning (ML) capabilities. BigQuery was announced in May 2010 and made generally available in November 2011. text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bigendian&rev=1633369208&do=diff Big-Endian Return to Glossary Big-Endian refers to the way that data is sequentially stored in computer memory. Just as in books or magazines, where the first word appears in the top-left-hand corner of each page, the data in a big-endian system is organized such that the most significant digits or bytes appear in the upper left corner of a memory page, while the least significant ones appear in the bottom right-hand corner. text/html 2022-01-19T05:46:16-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:binary_instrumentation&rev=1642589176&do=diff Binary Instrumentation Return to Glossary Binary_instrumentation is the process of introducing new code into a program without changing its overall behavior. Binary instrumentation can be done either at: text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:biometric_authentication&rev=1633369208&do=diff Biometric Authentication Return to Glossary Biometric Authentication is a security process that relies on the unique biological characteristics of individuals to verify they are who they say they are. Biometric authentication systems compare physical or behavioral traits to stored, confirmed, authentic data in a database. If both samples of the text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:biometrics&rev=1633369208&do=diff Biometrics Return to Glossary Biometrics are a group of digital security methods that rely on biological or physiological attributes, used to prevent data breaches such as credit card hacks or unauthorized log-ins. Biometrics uses criteria that are physically unique to an individual that can prove their identities, such as a fingerprint or voice pattern, rather than relying on passwords or text/html 2021-10-08T13:54:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bios&rev=1633715648&do=diff Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Return to Glossary Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is the program a computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) uses to start the computer system after it is powered on. It also manages data flow between the computer's Operating System (OS) and attached devices, such as the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse and printer. text/html 2022-04-08T22:49:25-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bis&rev=1649472565&do=diff Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Return to Glossary The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution offering banking services for national central banks and a forum for discussing monetary and regulatory policies. The BIS, which is owned by 63 national central banks, also provides independent economic analysis. text/html 2021-10-04T05:28:20-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bitcoin&rev=1633339700&do=diff Bitcoin Return to Glossary Bitcoin is a well known cryptocurrency, based on the proof-of-work blockchain. Source: <https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-dictionary-f4d098c9ef89> text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bitcoin_wallet&rev=1633369208&do=diff Bitcoin Wallet Return to Glossary A Bitcoin wallet is a software program where Bitcoins are stored. To be technically accurate, Bitcoins are not stored anywhere; there is a private key (secret number) for every Bitcoin address that is saved in the Bitcoin wallet of the person who owns the balance. Bitcoin wallets facilitate sending and receiving Bitcoins, and give ownership of the Bitcoin balance to the user. The Bitcoin wallet comes in many forms; desktop, mobile, web, and hardware are the … text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:biterr&rev=1633369208&do=diff Bit Error Return to Glossary Bit Error occurs when a bit on a data stream is altered due to noise, interference, distortion or bit synchronization errors. Source: Local text/html 2022-01-05T16:57:07-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bittorrent&rev=1641419827&do=diff BitTorrent Return to Glossary BitTorrent is a [dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:p2p]] file-sharing Protocol that enables massive distribution of files over the Internet. It allows users to share very large files like movies, books and TV shows. The BitTorrent protocol helps to efficiently download files from the Internet. It allows an unlimited number of users to connect to a site simultaneously without causing the server to run out of bandwidth. text/html 2022-01-27T12:33:25-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blackboxtesting&rev=1643304805&do=diff Black Box Testing Return to Glossary Black Box Testing is a type of software testing in which the functionality of the software is not known. The testing is done without the internal knowledge of the products. Black box testing can be done in following ways: Syntax Driven Testing – This type of testing is applied to systems that can be syntactically represented by some language. For example- compilers,language that can be represented by context free grammar. In this, the test cases are gene… text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_ciphers&rev=1633369208&do=diff Block Ciphers Return to Glossary Block Ciphers is a method of encrypting text (to produce ciphertext) in which a cryptographic key and algorithm are applied to a block of data at once as a group rather than to one bit at a time. Source: <https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-dictionary-f4d098c9ef89> text/html 2022-01-08T20:55:26-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_header&rev=1641693326&do=diff Block Header Return to Glossary A Block Header is used to identify a particular block on an entire Blockchain and is hashed repeatedly to create Proof of Work (PoW) for [dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:mining]] rewards. A blockchain consists of a series of various blocks that are used to store information related to transactions that occur on a blockchain network. Each of the blocks contains a unique header, and each such block is identified by its text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_height&rev=1633369208&do=diff Block Height Return to Glossary Block Height is the number of blocks connected together in the block chain. For example, Height 0, would be the very first block, which is also called the Genesis Block. Source: <https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-dictionary-f4d098c9ef89> text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_producers&rev=1633369208&do=diff Block Producers Return to Glossary Block Producers in Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) are full nodes responsible for creating and signing new blocks. They are limited in number, and are elected by the voters. Source: Block Producers text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_rewards&rev=1633369208&do=diff Block Rewards Return to Glossary Block Rewards are rewards given to a miner which has successfully hashed a transaction block. Block rewards can be a mixture of coins and transaction fees, depending on the policy used by the cryptocurrency in question, and whether all of the coins have already been successfully mined. The current block reward for the text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_validators&rev=1633369208&do=diff Block Validators Return to Glossary Block Validators in Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) refer to full nodes that verify the blocks created by Block Producers and follow consensus rules. Any user is able to run a block validator and verify the network. (This can be confusing, since in Casper’s PoS, the word “validators” refers to those who create blocks). text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blockchain&rev=1633369208&do=diff Blockchain Return to Glossary Blockchain is a record-keeping technology designed to make it impossible to hack the system or forge the data stored on it, thereby making it secure and immutable. It is a type of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), a digital system for recording transactions and related data in multiple places at the same time. Each computer in a text/html 2022-02-03T20:35:03-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blockchain_network&rev=1643938503&do=diff Blockchain Network Return to Glossary A Blockchain Network is a technical infrastructure that provides ledger and smart contract (chaincode) services to applications. Primarily, smart contracts are used to generate transactions which are subsequently distributed to every peer node in the network where they are immutably recorded on their copy of the ledger. The users of applications might be end users using text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bluetooth&rev=1633369208&do=diff Bluetooth Return to Glossary Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for transmitting fixed and mobile electronic device data over short distances. Bluetooth was introduced in 1994 as a wireless substitute for RS-232 cables. Bluetooth communicates with a variety of electronic devices and creates personal networks operating within the unlicensed 2.4 text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bnf&rev=1633369208&do=diff Backus–Naur Form (BNF) Return to Glossary Backus–Naur Form or Backus Normal Form (BNF) is a metasyntax notation for context-free grammars, often used to describe the syntax of languages used in computing, such as computer programming languages, document formats, instruction sets and communication protocols. They are applied wherever exact descriptions of languages are needed: for instance, in official language specifications, in manuals, and in textbooks on programming language theory. text/html 2022-04-02T14:22:05-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:boe&rev=1648923725&do=diff Bank of England (BoE) Return to Glossary The Bank of England (BoE) is the central bank for the United Kingdom. It has a wide range of responsibilities similar to those of most central banks around the world. It acts as the government's bank and the lender of last resort. The BoE issues currency and, most importantly, oversees monetary policy. text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bol&rev=1633369208&do=diff Bill of Lading (BL or BoL) Return to Glossary A Bill of Lading (BL or BOL) is a legal document issued by a carrier to a shipper that details the type, quantity, and destination of the goods being carried. A bill of lading also serves as a shipment receipt when the carrier delivers the goods at a predetermined destination. This document must accompany the shipped products, no matter the form of transportation, and must be signed by an authorized representative from the carrier, shipper and r… text/html 2021-10-04T11:54:56-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bootstrap&rev=1633362896&do=diff Bootstrap Return to Glossary Bootstrap is a program that initializes the Operating System (OS) during startup. The term bootstrap or bootstrapping originated in the early 1950s. It referred to a bootstrap load button that was used to initiate a hardwired bootstrap program, or smaller program that executed a larger program such as the text/html 2022-04-21T18:26:30-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bpmn&rev=1650579990&do=diff Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) Return to Glossary Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) provides businesses with the capability of understanding their internal business procedures in a graphical notation and gives organizations the ability to communicate these procedures in a standard manner. Furthermore, the graphical notation facilitates the understanding of the performance collaborations and business transactions between the organizations. This ensures that businesses und… text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bridge&rev=1633369208&do=diff Bridge Return to Glossary A Bridge connect two or more hosts or network segments together. The basic role of bridges in network architecture is storing and forwarding frames between the different segments that the bridge connects. They use hardware Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for transferring frames. By looking at the MAC address of the devices connected to each segment, bridges can forward the data or block it from crossing. Bridges can also be used to connect two physical text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:brownfield&rev=1633369208&do=diff Brownfield Return to Glossary Brownfield refers to the implementation of new systems to resolve IT problem areas while accounting for established systems. New software architecture must account for existing and running software. A commonly used IT term, Brownfield was borrowed from the building industry, where brownfield land describes a geographical location where new buildings may be constructed after considering the area's established structures and services. text/html 2022-03-30T19:03:37-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bsa&rev=1648681417&do=diff Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA) Return to Glossary The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA), also known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, is a U.S. law requiring financial institutions in the United States to assist U.S. government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering. Specifically, the act requires financial institutions to keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments, file reports if the daily aggregate exceeds $10,000, and report suspicious acti… text/html 2022-01-27T07:03:04-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bug&rev=1643284984&do=diff Bug Return to Glossary Bug is an error, fault or flaw in any computer program or a hardware system. A bug produces unexpected results or causes a system to behave unexpectedly. In short it is any behavior or result that a program or system gets but it was not designed to do. text/html 2022-01-23T09:44:06-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bus&rev=1642949046&do=diff Bus Return to Glossary A Bus is a subsystem that is used to connect computer components and transfer data between them. For example, an internal Bus connects computer internals to the motherboard. A “bus topology” or design can also be used in other ways to describe digital connections. text/html 2022-01-19T10:23:40-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:business_process&rev=1642605820&do=diff Business Process Return to Glossary A Business Process, also known as a Business Method, is a wide range of structured, often chained, activities or tasks conducted by people or equipment to produce a specific service or product for a particular user or consumer. Business Processes text/html 2022-01-15T18:15:10-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bylaw&rev=1642288510&do=diff Bylaws Return to Glossary Bylaws are legal documents that establish the internal structure and governing rules of the organization. Bylaws provide the framework for internal Governance and day-to-day operations of its governing structure. Source: Bylaws text/html 2021-11-04T13:03:39-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bytecode&rev=1636045419&do=diff Bytecode Return to Glossary Bytecode is computer object code that is processed by a program, usually referred to as a Virtual Machine (VM), rather than by the “real” computer machine, the hardware processor. The VM converts each generalized machine instruction into a specific machine instruction or instructions that this computer's processor will understand. text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:byzantine_fault&rev=1633369208&do=diff Byzantine Fault Return to Glossary A Byzantine Fault is a condition of a computational system, specifically of distributed computing systems. This condition occurs when one or more components have failed and there is no precise information on whether a component has failed, or if the system information is correct. text/html 2022-01-10T21:44:16-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:byzantine_fault_tolerance&rev=1641869056&do=diff “Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals, Part 1: Byzantine Fault Tolerance”, Georgios Konstantopoulos, 1 December 2017, text/html 2021-10-04T09:51:17-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:byzantine_generals_problem&rev=1633355477&do=diff Byzantine Generals Problem Return to Glossary Byzantine Generals Problem is when a reliable computer system must be able to cope with the failure of one or more of its components (i.e., Byzantine Fault.) A failed component may exhibit a type of behavior that is often overlooked -- text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:08-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:start&rev=1633369208&do=diff Glossary B Terms Return to Glossary Note: You can add new terms beginning with 'B' here List of Words Return to Top * Backus–Naur Form (BNF) * Bandwidth * Bank for International Settlements (BIS) * Bank of England (BoE) * Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA) * Bar Code (Barcode) * Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) * Big-Endian * BigQuery * Bill of Lading (BL or BoL) * Binary Instrumentation * Biometric Authentication * Biometrics * Bit Error * Bitcoin * Bitcoin Wallet * BitTorre…