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 ## ledger
 
 A list of [entries](terminology.md#entry) containing [transactions](terminology.md#transaction) signed by [clients](terminology.md#client).
-Conceptually, this can be traced back to the [genesis block](terminology.md#genesis-block), but actual [validators](terminology.md#validator)'s ledger may have only newer [blocks](terminology.md#block) to save storage usage as older ones not needed for validation of future blocks by design.
+Conceptually, this can be traced back to the [genesis block](terminology.md#genesis-block), but an actual [validator](terminology.md#validator)'s ledger may have only newer [blocks](terminology.md#block) to reduce storage, as older ones are not needed for validation of future blocks by design.
 
 ## ledger vote