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<h1 id="orphan-block">Orphan Block</h1>
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<p><span>This definition comes from the <a href="/en/developer-glossary">technical glossary</a>.</span></p>
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<h2 id="definition">Definition</h2>
<p><a href="/en/glossary/block" title="One or more transactions prefaced by a block header and protected by proof of work. Blocks are the data stored on the block chain." class="auto-link">Blocks</a> whose parent <a href="/en/glossary/block" title="One or more transactions prefaced by a block header and protected by proof of work. Blocks are the data stored on the block chain." class="auto-link">block</a> has not been processed by the local <a href="/en/glossary/node" title="A computer that connects to the Dash network." class="auto-link">node</a>, so they cant be fully validated yet.</p>
<h3 id="synonyms">Synonyms</h3>
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<li>Orphan block</li>
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<h3 id="not-to-be-confused-with">Not To Be Confused With</h3>
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<li><a href="/en/glossary/stale-block" title="Blocks which were successfully mined but which aren't included on the current best block chain, likely because some other block at the same height had its chain extended first." class="auto-link">Stale block</a></li>
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<p><a href="/en/developer-guide#orphan-blocks">Orphan blocks</a> — Developer Guide</p>
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<p><a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/5859">What are orphaned and stale blocks?</a> — Bitcoin StackExchange</p>
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