peer-to-peer networks
No central server
Peer-to-peer networks are computer networks where participants connect directly to each other rather than through a central server.
Each computer acts as both client and server, sharing resources like files or processing power.
The architecture powered early file-sharing services like Napster and now underlies cryptocurrency systems: Bitcoin runs on a peer-to-peer network.
Often abbreviated P2P.
- file sharingDistributing digital content online
- end-to-end encryptionUnreadable data between sender and recipient
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- fault toleranceSystem continues despite failures
- DHTPotent androgenic hormone
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- dark webdarknet, dark web, darknet markets, dark markets, anonymous browsing
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