Definition
When a proof-of-work miner finds a valid block, another miner may have published a competing block which is added to the tip of the blockchain first. This valid, but stale, block can be included by newer blocks as ommers and receive a partial block reward. The term "ommer" is the preferred gender-neutral term for the sibling of a parent block, but this is also sometimes referred to as an "uncle". This was common for Ethereum when it was a proof-of-work network. Now that Ethereum uses proof-of-stake, only one block proposer is selected per slot.
Do not write
uncle blockUncle blockUNCLE block
Also known as
ommer blockommer (uncle) block
Note
Gender-neutral term replacing Bitcoin-originated "uncle block." Prefer "ommer."
Translations
| Language | Prose |
|---|---|
| العربية Arabic | كتلة العم |
| বাংলা Bengali | ওমার (আংকেল) ব্লক |
| Čeština Czech | ommer blok |
| Deutsch German | Ommer-Block |
| Español Spanish | bloques ommer |
| Français French | bloc ommer |
| हिन्दी Hindi | ओमर (अंकल) ब्लॉक |
| Bahasa Indonesia Indonesian | blok ommer (paman) |
| Italiano Italian | blocco ommer |
| 日本語 Japanese | オマー・ブロック |
| 한국어 Korean | 오머 (엉클) 블록 |
| मराठी Marathi | ऑमर (अंकल) ब्लॉक |
| Polski Polish | bloku ommer |
| Português Portuguese (Brazil) | bloco ommer |
| Русский Russian | оммер-блок |
| Kiswahili Swahili | kitalu cha Ommer |
| தமிழ் Tamil | ஓமர் (மாமா) தொகுதிகளை |
| తెలుగు Telugu | ఆమర్ బ్లాక్ |
| Türkçe Turkish | ommer blokları |
| Українська Ukrainian | оммер-блоки |
| اردو Urdu | اومر بلاک |
| Tiếng Việt Vietnamese | khối ommer |
| 简体中文 Chinese (Simplified) | 叔块 |
| 繁體中文 Chinese (Traditional) | 叔塊 |