Plural of confirmation; multiple instances or documents that verify, establish, or make certain the truth of something.
From Latin 'confirmatio,' the act of making firm or establishing. The plural form adds '-s' in English. The root 'firmus' (firm) gave rise to the whole 'confirm' family of words.
Blockchain technology uses the word 'confirmations' in a way that resurrects medieval meaning—each confirmation adds another layer of certainty to a transaction, echoing how religious confirmations affirmed one's commitment through multiple witnesses.
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