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Derivation path
A sequence of indexes that identifies a key within a hierarchical wallet's key tree.
PLAIN-ENGLISH DEFINITION
In more detail
Think of the path as the route from shared seed material to a particular account or address key. Wallets can use different routes, including hardened steps with different derivation properties. Restoring with the wrong path may show no balance even though assets remain at the original addresses.
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How you might use it
"The recovery words match, but this app is checking a different account path."
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