dash-docs/_data/glossary/en/spork.yaml
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title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: Spork, Multi-Phased Fork
summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: >
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.
synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter:
- Spork
- Multi-Phased fork
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synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
- sporks
- multi-phased fork
not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter:
- Fork (a regular fork where all nodes follow the same consensus rules, so the fork is resolved once one chain has more proof of work than another)
- Hard fork (a permanent divergence in the block chain caused by non-upgraded nodes not following new consensus rules)
- Software fork (when one or more developers permanently develops a codebase separately from other developers)
- Git fork (when one or more developers temporarily develops a codebase separately from other developers
links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter:
- "[Spork message](/en/developer-reference#spork) --- Developer Reference"
- "[Multi-Phased Fork (Spork)](https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/19169298/Multi-Phased+Fork+Spork) --- Official Wiki"
- "[Understanding Sporks](https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/128319489/Understanding+Sporks) --- Official Wiki"
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