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Record 1 2023-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Digital Currency
OBS

In the mining process, a time lag in the acceptance of a given qualifying block may lead to blocks not being accepted in the blockchain. If another qualifying block is processed without lag, the first qualifying block is rejected, or orphaned. While valid and verified, orphan blocks have no known parent or preceding block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Monnaie électronique
CONT

[En ce qui a trait aux cryptomonnaies], les blocs orphelins […] sont des blocs qui ne sont pas acceptés dans le réseau [de chaînes de blocs] en raison d'un décalage dans le signalement du bloc en question au réseau de mineurs, par rapport à un bloc éligible.

Spanish

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