hashlock

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noun

A Bitcoin feature that restricts the spending of an output or multiple outputs until a specified piece of data is publicly revealed.

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Meanings

nounhashlock (plural hashlocks)

plural hashlocks

  1. A Bitcoin feature that restricts the spending of an output or multiple outputs until a specified piece of data is publicly revealed.

    By encumbering the Bitcoin transaction outputs with a hashlock and timelock, the channel counterparty will be unable to outright steal funds and Bitcoins can be exchanged without outright counterparty theft.

    2016 January 14, Joseph Poon, Thaddeus Dryja, “The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments”, in Lightning Network

Origin

From hash + lock.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hashlock

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Cite this entry
APA

hashlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hashlock

MLA

“hashlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hashlock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hashlock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hashlock.

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