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.onion
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onion
Translingual
Etymology
From mul . dot, as used in other domains such as mul .com and mul .net + mul en onion, by analogy with the many layers of the vegetable.
Symbol
mul symbol
mul Internet An Internet top-level domain for sites accessible via the Tor network.
For quotations regarding this term, see Citations:.onion.
Usage notes
This special use top-level domain is not official, inasmuch as not being part of the Domain Name System.
Related terms
mul onion routing