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- noun computing Any
peer-to-peer network node that also serves as aproxy server - noun electronics A
theoretical construct that can be used tosolve acircuit .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a blog post on Wednesday, the Luxembourg company told users that many of the "supernode" computers in its peer-to-peer network had gone offline because of "a problem affecting some versions of Skype."
Skype hits the skids, suffers extensive outage (updated after jump) Rob Pegoraro 2010
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While with n2n, everyone connects to a shared "supernode" that keeps a list of who is connected to the VPN, and from where; then when you want to connect to somebody else, you use the list from the supernode to establish a direct encrypted connection between yourself and them, rather than going through any central point.
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While with n2n, everyone connects to a shared "supernode" that keeps a list of who is connected to the VPN, and from where; then when you want to connect to somebody else, you use the list from the supernode to establish a direct encrypted connection between yourself and them, rather than going through any central point.
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The French firm said that its new systems would introduce the 'supernode' platform.
PC Authority 2010
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The bullx S-series introduces the 'supernode' platform, and features four-socket server nodes which can be expanded to support up to 128 cores and 2TB of memory.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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By signing into the network, your computer can act as a "supernode," a connection point.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SUSAN KRASHINSKY 2010
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By signing into the network, your computer can act as a "supernode," a connection point.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SUSAN KRASHINSKY 2010
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British company Mainstream Renewable Power plans to create what it calls a "supernode" in the North Sea, consisting of two interconnected offshore wind farms - one British, one German - with a back-up connection to Norwegian hydro, which it hopes to complete in 2015.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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"supernode" computers that act a bit like phone directories for Skype.
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Notably, the topology would still need to have some sort of “supernode” concept; a full mesh obviously is impossible at scale, and significant work would have to be done on the protocol to suit the specific and somewhat unusual needs of a network of nodes like Skype.
The. best. job. ever. – build Skype 2.0 in a year. « Baby is 60 – Tim Panton on voice and computers 2009
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