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<h1 id="spork-multi-phased-fork">Spork, Multi-Phased Fork</h1>
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<h2 id="definition">Definition</h2>
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<p>A <a href="/en/glossary/spork" title="A spork is a mechanism unique to Dash used to safely deploy new features to the network through network-level variables to avoid the risk of unintended network forking during upgrades." class="auto-link">spork</a> is a mechanism unique to Dash used to safely deploy new features to the <a href="/en/developer-guide#term-network" title="The Dash P2P network which broadcasts transactions and blocks" class="auto-link">network</a> through <a href="/en/developer-guide#term-network" title="The Dash P2P network which broadcasts transactions and blocks" class="auto-link">network</a>-level variables to avoid the risk of unintended <a href="/en/developer-guide#term-network" title="The Dash P2P network which broadcasts transactions and blocks" class="auto-link">network</a> forking during upgrades.</p>
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<p><a href="/en/glossary/fork" title="When two or more blocks have the same block height, forking the block chain. Typically occurs when two or more miners find blocks at nearly the same time. Can also happen as part of an attack." class="auto-link">Fork</a> (a regular <a href="/en/glossary/fork" title="When two or more blocks have the same block height, forking the block chain. Typically occurs when two or more miners find blocks at nearly the same time. Can also happen as part of an attack." class="auto-link">fork</a> where all <a href="/en/glossary/node" title="A computer that connects to the Dash network." class="auto-link">nodes</a> follow the same <a href="/en/glossary/consensus-rules" title="The block validation rules that full nodes follow to stay in consensus with other nodes." class="auto-link">consensus rules</a>, so the <a href="/en/glossary/fork" title="When two or more blocks have the same block height, forking the block chain. Typically occurs when two or more miners find blocks at nearly the same time. Can also happen as part of an attack." class="auto-link">fork</a> is resolved once one chain has more <a href="/en/glossary/proof-of-work" title="A hash below a target value which can only be obtained, on average, by performing a certain amount of brute force work---therefore demonstrating proof of work." class="auto-link">proof of work</a> than another)</p>
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<p><a href="/en/glossary/hard-fork" title="A permanent divergence in the block chain, commonly occurs when non-upgraded nodes can't validate blocks created by upgraded nodes that follow newer consensus rules." class="auto-link">Hard fork</a> (a permanent divergence in the <a href="/en/glossary/block-chain" title="A chain of blocks with each block referencing the block that preceded it. The most-difficult-to-recreate chain is the best block chain." class="auto-link">block chain</a> caused by non-upgraded <a href="/en/glossary/node" title="A computer that connects to the Dash network." class="auto-link">nodes</a> not following new <a href="/en/glossary/consensus-rules" title="The block validation rules that full nodes follow to stay in consensus with other nodes." class="auto-link">consensus rules</a>)</p>
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<p>Software <a href="/en/glossary/fork" title="When two or more blocks have the same block height, forking the block chain. Typically occurs when two or more miners find blocks at nearly the same time. Can also happen as part of an attack." class="auto-link">fork</a> (when one or more developers permanently develops a codebase separately from other developers)</p>
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<p>Git <a href="/en/glossary/fork" title="When two or more blocks have the same block height, forking the block chain. Typically occurs when two or more miners find blocks at nearly the same time. Can also happen as part of an attack." class="auto-link">fork</a> (when one or more developers temporarily develops a codebase separately from other developers</p>
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<p><a href="/en/developer-reference#spork">Spork message</a> — Developer Reference</p>
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<p><a href="https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/19169298/Multi-Phased+Fork+Spork">Multi-Phased Fork (Spork)</a> — Dash Wiki</p>
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<p><a href="https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/128319489/Understanding+Sporks">Understanding Sporks</a> — Dash Wiki</p>
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