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Clarify contract creation transaction
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@ -332,14 +332,15 @@ Transactions
============ ============
A transaction is a message that is sent from one account to another A transaction is a message that is sent from one account to another
account (which might be the same or the special zero-account, see below). account (which might be the same or empty, see below).
It can include binary data (which is called "payload") and Ether. It can include binary data (which is called "payload") and Ether.
If the target account contains code, that code is executed and If the target account contains code, that code is executed and
the payload is provided as input data. the payload is provided as input data.
If the target account is the zero-account (the account with the If the target account is not set (the transaction does not have
address ``0``), the transaction creates a **new contract**. a recipient or the recipient is set to ``null``), the transaction
creates a **new contract**.
As already mentioned, the address of that contract is not As already mentioned, the address of that contract is not
the zero address but an address derived from the sender and the zero address but an address derived from the sender and
its number of transactions sent (the "nonce"). The payload its number of transactions sent (the "nonce"). The payload