".onion" meaning in All languages combined

See .onion on Wiktionary

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: From . (“dot, as used in other domains such as .com and .net”) + English onion, by analogy with the many layers of the vegetable. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|en|onion}} English onion Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} .onion
  1. (Internet) An Internet top-level domain for sites accessible via the Tor network. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-.onion-mul-symbol-q4UAtqVX Categories (other): Internet, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. For quotations regarding this term, see Citations:.onion. Related terms: onion routing
    Sense id: en-.onion-mul-symbol-Z04vwR0~
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