Block explorerA block explorer is an application (or website) that displays information and the status of transactions for a given blockchain... Read More refers to an application or a website that displays information and the status of transactions of a given public blockchainIn contrast to a permissioned blockchain - where participation and access into the blockchain data requires authorization, a public blockchain... Read Moreblockchain networkA blockchain network is a decentralized system that allows for peer-to-peer transactions. The main components of a blockchain network are... Read More. They usually do this by running their own nodes (they become part of the network), and then indexing information that may be relevant to the users. This opens up access to the data of a blockchainA blockchain is a distributed database that is shared among the nodes of a computer network. Read More and allows regular users to look at the progress of transactions or verify that a transactionA transaction is a record of an event that occurred in the past. Transactions typically occur during the course of... Read More has occurred without needing to run a node themselves.
