What is the difference between Blockchain and distributed ledger technology?

In general blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology are considered as same, but there are some differences between these two technologies. Blockchain can be classified as a type of Distributed Ledger Technology. We can say that Blockchain is a type of DLT, but every Distributed Ledger can not be called a blockchain.

What is a distributed ledger network?

Every device on a distributed ledger network stores a copy of the ledger. These devices are called nodes—a network can have any number of nodes. Any changes to the ledger, such as moving data from one block to another, are recorded across all nodes.

What is a distributed ledger (DLT)?

A distributed ledger (also called a shared ledger or distributed ledger technology or DLT) is the consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital data that is geographically spread (distributed) across many sites, countries, or institutions.