"ommer-definition": "When a proof-of-work <a href=\"/glossary/#miner\">miner</a> finds a valid <a href=\"/glossary/#block\">block</a>, 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 <em>ommers</em> 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 relevant for Ethereum when it was a <a href=\"/glossary/#pow\">proof-of-work</a> network, but ommers are not a feature of <a href=\"/glossary/#pos\">proof-of-stake</a> Ethereum because precisely one block proposer is selected in each slot.",
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