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A nominal ledger
General ledger is just another name given to nominal ledger. Nominal ledger is a ledger that maintains impersonal accounts like sale , purchase, capital etc.
In general, "general ledger" should not be capitalized when used in a sentence unless it is part of a title or a heading. Therefore, you would typically write "general ledger entries" in lowercase. However, if you are referring to a specific system or software that uses "General Ledger" as part of its official name, then capitalization would be appropriate in that context.
It is not known who invented the general ledger but use of it can be traced back to Genoa in 1340. General ledgers are used in accounting.
The General Ledger The Account receivable Ledger The Accounts payable Ledger