whitepaper
6 synonyms for whitepaper, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A document published by the people behind a cryptocurrency or blockchain project that sets out what it is meant to do and how it is designed to work, usually including its technical structure and how its tokens are to be issued.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A document published by the people behind a cryptocurrency or blockchain project that sets out what it is meant to do and how it is designed to work, usually including its technical structure and how its tokens are to be issued.
“Bitcoin's whitepaper was published in 2008 under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.”
2. noun
In business and government generally, an authoritative report that explains an issue or a proposal and argues for a particular approach to it.
“The department published a whitepaper on energy pricing ahead of the consultation.”
How to use whitepaper
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Written as one word (whitepaper) in crypto contexts and usually as two words (white paper) in government and corporate contexts. Both spellings are widely recognised.
Etymology
From white paper, a British government term for an official report presented to Parliament, so called from the plain white covers that distinguished such reports from other papers.
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