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DECENTRALIZED PEER PEER NETWORK [1 record]

Record 1 2023-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Digital Currency
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

In a decentralized peer-to-peer network, there is no central authority in the form of a server that can audit requests and manage information. Instead, every user, or node as they are usually referred to in peer-to-peer networks, acts both as a client and a server depending on the context.

Key term(s)
  • decentralized peer to peer network
  • decentralised peer-to-peer network
  • decentralised peer to peer network

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Monnaie électronique
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

La cryptomonnaie fonctionne à l'aide d'un réseau décentralisé de pair à pair. Les pairs sont les utilisateurs qui effectuent les transactions, et leurs ordinateurs forment le réseau.

Key term(s)
  • réseau décentralisé de pair-à-pair

Spanish

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