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New public and private keys are pre-generated are stored in a queue before use.
 
New public and private keys are pre-generated are stored in a queue before use.
  
This pooling feature was added so backups of the [[wallet]] would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future.  By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100<ref>[https://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1414.0 Key pool feature for safer wallet backup]</ref>.
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This pooling feature was added so backups of the [[wallet]] would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future.  By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1414.0 Key pool feature for safer wallet backup]</ref>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 00:39, 6 July 2011

New public and private keys are pre-generated are stored in a queue before use.

This pooling feature was added so backups of the wallet would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future. By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100[1].

See Also

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