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soft fork

soft fork noun: a rule change of a blockchain that does not require an upgrade of the whole network.

Noun

soft fork (plural soft forks)

  1. A rule change of a blockchain that does not require an upgrade of the whole network.
    • As it pertains to blockchain technology, a soft fork is an upgrade to mining software that makes a change to the network but does not require that all miners participate.2020, Lorne Lantz, Daniel Cawrey, Mastering Blockchain, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 61

Forms of soft fork

pluralsoft forks

Questions about soft fork

What does soft fork mean?
Soft fork means a rule change of a blockchain that does not require an upgrade of the whole network.
What part of speech is soft fork?
Soft fork is a noun.
What is the plural of soft fork?
The plural of soft fork is soft forks.

Words near soft fork in the dictionary

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