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DE-CENTRALIZED APPLICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2019-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

... decentralized applications are applications which run on a [peer-to-peer] network of computers, instead of ... one computer. They are considered to be a form of software program designed to function on the internet without being controlled by a single entity. DApps can have front-end code and user interfaces written in any language, just like a traditional application, which can make calls to its backend.

Key term(s)
  • decentralised application
  • de-centralized application
  • de-centralised application

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

... application qui fonctionne sur un réseau décentralisé, par opposition aux applications classiques qui reposent sur des serveurs centralisés.

CONT

Techniquement parlant, l'application décentralisée repose sur un protocole informatique, dont le code ne fonctionne pas localement, mais est «contenu» et «distribué» sur la [chaîne de blocs].

Spanish

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