"darknet" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-darknet.ogg Forms: darknets [plural]
Etymology: From dark + net. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dark|net}} dark + net Head templates: {{en-noun}} darknet (plural darknets)
  1. (Internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Derived forms: darknet market, darknet marketplace Related terms: Dark Web Translations (network): 暗網 (Chinese Mandarin), 暗网 (ànwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), pimeä verkko (Finnish), darknet [masculine] (French), Darknet [neuter] (German), huldunet [neuter] (Icelandic), ダークネット (dākunetto) (Japanese), 다크넷 (dakeunet) (Korean), darknet [masculine] (Polish), darknet [feminine] (Portuguese), даркне́т (darknét) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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