add root to terminology (#5209)
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The time, i.e. number of [slots](#slot), for which a [leader
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schedule](#leader-schedule) is valid.
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#### finality
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When nodes representing 2/3rd of the stake have a common [root](#root).
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#### fork
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A [ledger](#ledger) derived from common entries but then diverged.
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Storage mining client, stores some part of the ledger enumerated in blocks and
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submits storage proofs to the chain. Not a full-node.
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#### root
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A [block](#block) or [slot](#slot) that has reached maximum [lockout](#lockout)
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on a validator. The root is the highest block that is an ancestor of all active
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forks on a validator. All ancestor blocks of a root are also transitively a
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root. Blocks that are not an ancestor and not a descendant of the root are
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excluded from consideration for consensus and can be discarded.
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#### runtime
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The component of a [fullnode](#fullnode) responsible for [program](#program)
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