<p>I don't think there is a well-established term, yet. My spontaneous preference would be to use <em>&quot;to displace&quot;</em> or <em>&quot;to supersede&quot;</em> a block—there is only one spot in the best chain at each height and the new block took it from the old block.</p>
<p>In the past I have also described it as &quot;reorganizing out&quot; a block.</p>

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Murch
<p>&quot;To override&quot; seems fine.</p>

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dev7ba
<p>For example, suppose I'm selfish mining; you publish a block and then I immediately publish two, what did I do to your block?<br />
Similarly, if I'm executing a double-spend attack, my goal is to ?___? the block containing the transaction standing in the way of my double-spend.<br />
I'm looking for a transitive verb that also works well in passive tense.</p>

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I think my favorite I've come across so far is "supplant". FWIW I'm writing up some lecture notes; there's objections to the verb "orphan" which I had been using, so I'm looking for a suitable replacement.
MicahW
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What verb best describes "causing another block to become stale"?
MicahW
# What verb best describes "causing another block to become stale"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-19)

For example, suppose I'm selfish mining; you publish a block and then I immediately publish two, what did I do to your block?  
Similarly, if I'm executing a double-spend attack, my goal is to ?\_\_\_? the block containing the transaction standing in the way of my double-spend.  
I'm looking for a transitive verb that also works well in passive tense.

**Tags:** doublespend, terminology, chain-reorganization, selfish-mining, block-withholding

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I think my favorite I've come across so far is "supplant". FWIW I'm writing up some lecture notes; there's objections to the verb "orphan" which I had been using, so I'm looking for a suitable replacement.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-01-19. Score: 2

I don't think there is a well-established term, yet. My spontaneous preference would be to use *"to displace"* or *"to supersede"* a block—there is only one spot in the best chain at each height and the new block took it from the old block.

In the past I have also described it as "reorganizing out" a block.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-01-20. Score: 1

"To override" seems fine.


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