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onion routing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
onion rout-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

By analogy with the many layers of an onion.

Usage

Phrases

onion network

Frequently Paired Words

Onionland onion network

Questions

What does onion routing mean?
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.
Where does onion routing come from?
By analogy with the many layers of an onion.

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