Definitions

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  • noun network, computing a closed private network of computers used for file sharing.

Etymologies

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dark +‎ net

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Examples

  • What they call the darknet is the entire "collection of networks and technologies used to share digital content."

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

  • The darknet is the distribution network that emerges from the injection of objects according to assumption 1 and the distribution of those objects according to assumptions 2 and 3.

    DarkNets: not tomorrow, but here and now 2009

  • The idea of the darknet is based upon three assumptions:

    DarkNets: not tomorrow, but here and now 2009

  • The darknet is not a separate physical network but an application and protocol layer riding on existing networks.

    DarkNets: not tomorrow, but here and now 2009

  • Now, for better and for worse, Freenet is one of several key technologies that are building the "darknet" -- a vast swath of the Internet that lies beyond the reach of law enforcement.

    On The Darknet 2008

  • Now Freenet is one of several technologies that are building the "darknet" -- a swath of the Internet that lies beyond the reach of law enforcement.

    On the Darknet 2007

  • The darknet is the distribution network that emerges from the injection of objects according to assumption 1 and the distribution of those objects according to assumptions 2 and 3.

    DarkNets: not tomorrow, but here and now 2009

  • The university uses so-called darknet sensors that were set up about six years ago in order to keep track of malicious activity.

    ACT - Protecting Small Business Innovation 2009

  • The darknet is the distribution network that emerges from the injection of objects according to assumption 1 and the distribution of those objects according to assumptions 2 and 3.

    p2pnet news 2009

  • The darknet is the distribution network that emerges from the injection of objects according to assumption 1 and the distribution of those objects according to assumptions 2 and 3.

    p2pnet news 2009

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