white paper
noun
1
: a government report on any subject
especially
: a British publication that is usually less extensive than a blue book
2
: a detailed or authoritative report
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Companies might solicit your help with drafting and collating some of the research for the white paper, and this extensive and time-consuming project can pay very well.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the actor is wearing a black coat over a gray shirt and holding a stack of white papers.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
The search for the creator of Bitcoin has dragged into its orbit a colorful cast of characters, among them Hal Finney, recipient of the first ever bitcoin transaction; Adam Back, designer of a precursor technology cited in the Bitcoin white paper; and cryptographer Nick Szabo, to name just a few.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
The inventor of Bitcoin famously held on to 1.1 million coins — or 5% of the 21 million Bitcoins that will ever be mined, according to the protocols laid out in the white paper.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the actor is wearing a black coat over a gray shirt and holding a stack of white papers.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
The search for the creator of Bitcoin has dragged into its orbit a colorful cast of characters, among them Hal Finney, recipient of the first ever bitcoin transaction; Adam Back, designer of a precursor technology cited in the Bitcoin white paper; and cryptographer Nick Szabo, to name just a few.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
The inventor of Bitcoin famously held on to 1.1 million coins — or 5% of the 21 million Bitcoins that will ever be mined, according to the protocols laid out in the white paper.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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“White paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20paper. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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