P2SH Address, Pay To Script Hash
This definition comes from the technical glossary.
Definition
A Bitcoin payment address comprising a hashed script, allowing the spender to create a standard pubkey script that Pays To Script Hash (P2SH). The script can be almost any valid pubkey script.
Synonyms
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P2SH address
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P2SH output
Not To Be Confused With
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P2PK output (an output paying a public key directly)
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P2PKH address, P2PKH output (an address comprising a hashed pubkey, and its corresponding output)
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P2SH multisig (a particular instance of P2SH where the script uses a multisig opcode)
Links
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P2SH — Bitcoin.org Developer Guide
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BIP16: pay to script hash — Bitcoin Improvement Proposals
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P2SH — Bitcoin Wiki