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title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: Hard Fork, Hard-Forking Change
summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: >
A permanent divergence in the the block chain, commonly occurs
when non-upgraded nodes can't validate blocks created by
upgraded nodes that follow newer consensus rules.
synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter:
- Hard fork
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synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
- hard forks
- hard-forking change
- hard-forking
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)
- Soft fork (a temporary 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:
- "[Hard fork](/en/developer-guide#term-hard-fork) --- Bitcoin.org Developer Guide"
- "[Hard fork](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hardfork) --- Bitcoin Wiki"
- "[Has a hard fork ever occurred?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/36090) --- Bitcoin StackExchange"
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