What is the relationship between miners and nodes?

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IveBeenBit (OP)

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June 04, 2012, 03:59:11 PM

Question is in the thread topic. I see "nodes" referenced in many posts. How are they different from miners?

EhVedadoOAnonimato

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June 04, 2012, 04:01:17 PM

Anyone participating in the network is a "node". That's a generic term.
The term miners applies only to those trying to generate blocks.

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