"soft fork" meaning in English

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          "text": "Coordinate term: hard fork"
        },
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          "ref": "2020, Lorne Lantz, Daniel Cawrey, Mastering Blockchain, O'Reilly, page 61",
          "text": "As it pertains to blockchain technology, a soft fork is an upgrade to mining software that makes a change to the network but does not require that all miners participate.",
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        "A rule change of a blockchain that does not require an upgrade of the whole network."
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        "(cryptocurrencies) A rule change of a blockchain that does not require an upgrade of the whole network."
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        "business",
        "cryptocurrencies",
        "cryptocurrency",
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        "(cryptocurrencies) A rule change of a blockchain that does not require an upgrade of the whole network."
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