Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)

Directed acyclic graphs differ from blockchains due to their data architecture. A DAG'sdata structure is built in one single direction but withparallel branches that never repeat, similar to an expanding tree rather than a straight chain. Directed = Connections between two points (nodes) have directions such that A -> B is not the same as B -> A. Acyclic = Meaning the data cannot come fullcircle and wind up back where it started i.e. data can never encounter the same nodetwice. Graphs = Architecture of connected nodes. Blockchains are a single straight line while DAGs have parallel branches connected to the main chain of nodes.