Definition

TOR

acronym tor

The Onion Router. An anonymous communications network that encrypts data with multiple layers of security as it passes through nodes, bouncing traffic randomly through relays so that only the entry and exit relays view the full message.

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The privacy-conscious user routed the connection through Tor.

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