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+# Distributed
+
+- When applied to [[systems]], it means that computation or processing takes place in more than one server, node or location; and that there is no recognizable hierarchical 'root' in the resulting network.
+- See also: [[decentralized]], [[centralized]].
+
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   - [[EFF]]
   - [[phrack]]
   - [[agora search]]
+  - [[distributed]]
 
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