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HARD FORK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Codes (Software)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard fork
1, record 1, English, hard%20fork
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HF 2, record 1, English, HF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any great technology needs an upgrade from time to time and this is what Ethereum has decided to do. As opposed to the soft forks that just make an upgrade by creating a new cryptocurrency, this hard fork splits the cryptocurrency code into two. 3, record 1, English, - hard%20fork
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forks can be both hard (i.e., not backwards compatible) and soft (i.e., backwards compatible), and can occur due to a change in consensus or a change in blockchain protocol (i.e., underlying code). 4, record 1, English, - hard%20fork
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hardfork
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- embranchement divergent
1, record 1, French, embranchement%20divergent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- embranchement rétro-incompatible 1, record 1, French, embranchement%20r%C3%A9tro%2Dincompatible
correct, masculine noun
- embranchement majeur 2, record 1, French, embranchement%20majeur
correct, masculine noun
- fourche majeure 3, record 1, French, fourche%20majeure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modification majeure [d'un] protocole [de cryptomonnaie], dont les nouvelles règles ne sont pas compatibles avec les précédentes [afin] de pouvoir réviser n'importe quel aspect du code de la [chaîne de blocs]. 4, record 1, French, - embranchement%20divergent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'une trop grande quantité de mineurs refuse d'adopter les nouvelles règles de la monnaie, le groupe de mineurs qui veut modifier les paramètres va suivre une autre route pour donner naissance à une nouvelle monnaie sur une nouvelle chaîne de blocs. On parle alors de «fourche majeure» ou de «hard fork». 3, record 1, French, - embranchement%20divergent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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