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<p><b>access key</b> A 32-byte identifier-password that gives you certain permissions with a repository. Usually represented as a 64-character hex string like so: 7ce4dbf18f7af8b420ee942bae42030aab344e91dc0e839260fcd71a4c9879e3</p>
<p><b>address</b> The pairing of both a server's host (be that an IP or a domain) with its port number, like so: 74.125.225.18:80, or google.com:80</p>
<p><b>archive</b> The store of files you have chosen to keep.</p>
<p><b>file repository</b> A service in the hydrus network that hosts files.</p>
<p><b>filtering</b> A method of quickly deleting and archiving files within the client.</p>
<p><b>hash</b> A file's unique identifier. The hydrus network uses SHA-256.</p>
<p><b>hydrus client</b> An application that manages media and connects to services on the hydrus network.</p>
<p><b>hydrus network</b> A loose collection of servers that attempt to make media management and distribution easier.</p>
<p><b>inbox</b> A special tag the client gives to newly imported and downloaded files to make them easier to find and review.</p>
<p><b>mapping</b> The pairing of a particular file with a particular tag.</p>
<p><b>message depot</b> A service in the hydrus network that stores messages.</p>
<p><b>metadata</b> Information <i>about</i> a file, but not stored within the file. Filename, size, hash, modified dates, tags and location are all good examples.</p>
<p><b>petition</b> A request from an uploader for particular content to be removed from a repository.</p>
<p><b>tag</b> A short string of text describing a file.</p>
<p><b>tag repository</b> The service in the hydrus network that hosts mappings.</p>
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