Merkle Tree: A Merkle tree, named after Ralph Merkle, is a data structure in cryptography and computer science that consists of a hierarchical series of cryptographic hashes. Each non-leaf node is a hash of its respective children, and the hashes are organized into a binary tree. Merkle trees are used to efficiently and securely verify the contents of large data structures, such as the blocks in a blockchain, where they help confirm the integrity of transaction data.
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