hard fork

Phonetic: /hɑrd fɔrk/

Part of Speech: noun

Category: To be determined

A hard fork occurs when there is a change in the blockchain that is not backward compatible (not compatible with older versions), thus requiring all participants to upgrade to the new version in order to be able to continue participating on the network. See also 'fork'.

Definition source: Mapachurro probably wrote this.

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