diff --git a/docs/source/api/ledger.rst b/docs/source/api/ledger.rst index 43a3272..a67f588 100644 --- a/docs/source/api/ledger.rst +++ b/docs/source/api/ledger.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Ledger structure ================ -At the core, an Openchain ledger is a key-value store, represented by :ref:`records `. At the data store level, record keys can be any arbitrary byte string, however Openchain Ledger expects a well defined structure for the record keys. +At the core, an Openchain ledger is a key-value store, represented by :ref:`records `. At the data store level, record keys can be any arbitrary byte string. However, Openchain Ledger expects a well defined structure for the record keys. Record keys ----------- @@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ The ``ACC`` record is used for representing a balance for a given asset type. Th ``DATA`` record ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The ``DATA`` record is used to store arbitrary text data. The record name can be any valid UTF-8 string. It can be used to store things such as :ref:`asset metadata `, :ref:`symbolic links ` within the accounting system, :ref:`permissions `, or any other important piece of arbitrary data that needs to be cryptographically secure. \ No newline at end of file +The ``DATA`` record is used to store arbitrary text data. The record name can be any valid UTF-8 string. It can be used to store things such as :ref:`asset metadata `, :ref:`symbolic links ` within the accounting system, :ref:`permissions `, or any other important piece of arbitrary data that needs to be cryptographically secure.