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darknet

noun

Etymology

From dark + net.

  1. derived from *neHd-✻ — “to knot, turn, twist”
  2. inherited from *natją✻ — “net”
  3. inherited from *nati✻
  4. inherited from net
  5. inherited from net
  6. compounded as darknet — “dark + net”

Definitions

  1. A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration,…

    A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for darknet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA