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# Specifications
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This directory contains specifications for the modules of the Cosmos SDK as well as Interchain Standards (ICS) and other specifications.
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SDK applications hold this state in a Merkle store. Updates to
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the store may be made during transactions and at the beginning and end of every
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block.
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### SDK specifications:
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- [Store](./store) - The core Merkle store that holds the state.
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- [Bech32](./other/bech32.md) - Address format for Cosmos SDK applications.
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### Modules specifications:
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- [Auth](./auth) - The structure and authentication of accounts and transactions.
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- [Bank](./bank) - Sending tokens.
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- [Governance](./governance) - Proposals and voting.
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- [Staking](./staking) - Proof-of-stake bonding, delegation, etc.
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- [Slashing](./slashing) - Validator punishment mechanisms.
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- [Distribution](./distribution) - Fee distribution, and staking token provision distribution .
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- [Inflation](./inflation) - Staking token provision creation
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- [IBC](./ibc) - Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol.
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### Interchain standards
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- [ICS30](./ics/ics-030-signed-messages.md) - Signed messages standard.
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For details on the underlying blockchain and p2p protocols, see
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the [Tendermint specification](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/develop/docs/spec).
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