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Clarify the purpose of reference hashes.
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Clarify the purpose of reference hashes.

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@ -1134,7 +1134,9 @@ Calculating the reference hash for an event
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The *reference hash* of an event covers the essential fields of an event,
including content hashes. It is calculated as follows.
including content hashes. It is used for event identifiers in some room versions.
See the `room version specification`_ for more information. It is calculated as
follows.
1. The event is put through the redaction algorithm.