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2024
onion_routing
onion routing
English
Noun
onion
routing
(
uncountable
)
(
computing
)
A
technique
for
anonymous
communication
over a
computer
network
, the
messages
being repeatedly
encrypted
and sent through
nodes
called
onion routers
, each of which performs only one stage of the
decryption
.
Related terms
Onionland
Etymology
By analogy with the many layers of an onion.
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