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## B

### Base32

Case-insensitive [Multibase](#multibase) encoding used for text representation of [CIDv1](#cid-v1).

### Base36

Case-insensitive [Multibase](#multibase) used for text representation of [CIDv1](#cid-v1).

### Base58btc

Case-sensitive [Multibase](#multibase) used for text representation [Multihashes](#multihash) and [CIDv0](#cid-v0).

### Base64url

Case-sensitive [Multibase](#multibase), uses modified Base64 with URL and filename safe alphabet ([RFC 4648](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648#section-5)), where the `+` and `/` are respectively replaced by `-` and `_`.

### Bitswap

Bitswap is IPFS's central block exchange protocol. Its purpose is to request blocks from and send blocks to other peers in the network. [More about Bitswap](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/master/BITSWAP.md)
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### Circuit relay

Circuit relay is a transport protocol that routes traffic between two peers over a third-party _relay_ peer. [More about Circuit Relay](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/circuit-relay)
A [libp2p](#libp2p) term for transport protocol that routes traffic between two peers over a third-party [_relay_ peer](#relay). [More about Circuit Relay](https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/circuit-relay/).

### Circuit relay v1

Unlimited relay that requires some external ACL to control resource usage. [See specification](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/relay/circuit-v1.md).

### Circuit relay v2

Truly decentralized relay implementation that provides a limited relay for things like [hole punching](#hole-punching). Support for this type of relay was introduced in go-ipfs 0.11. [See specification](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/relay/circuit-v2.md).

### Codec

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A Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) is a computer science data structure adapted for use with versioned file systems, blockchains, and for modeling many different kinds of information. [IPLD](#ipld) data in IPFS is naturally a DAG. [More about DAG on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_acyclic_graph).

### DAG-JSON

DAG-JSON is a [codec](#codec) that implements the [IPLD Data Model](https://ipld.io/glossary/#data-model) as JSON, plus some additional conventions for encoding links, which it does by claiming certain specific structures of map and assigning them this meaning. DAG-CBOR also adds a "link" type using a CBOR tag, to bring it in line with the IPLD Data Model. [More about DAG-JSON](https://ipld.io/docs/codecs/known/dag-json/)

### DAG-JOSE

[More in DAG-JOSE specification](https://ipld.io/specs/codecs/dag-jose/spec/)
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### DAG-CBOR

DAG-CBOR is a [codec](#codec) that implements the [IPLD Data Model](https://ipld.io/glossary/#data-model) as a subset of CBOR, plus some additional constraints for hash consistent representations. DAG-CBOR also adds a "link" type using a CBOR tag, to bring it in line with the IPLD Data Model. [More about DAG-CBOR](https://ipld.io/docs/codecs/known/dag-cbor/)

## DAG-PB

DAG-PB is a [codec](#codec) that implements a very small subset of the [IPLD Data Model](https://ipld.io/glossary/#data-model) in a particular set of [Protobuf](#protobuf) messages used in IPFS for defining how [UnixFS](#UnixFS)v1 data is serialized. [More about DAG-PB](https://ipld.io/specs/codecs/dag-pb/spec/)

### Data model

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The Datastore is the on-disk storage system used by an IPFS node. Configuration parameters control the location, size, construction, and operation of the datastore. [More about Datastore](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/master/docs/config.md#datastore)

### DCUtR
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How do you even pronounce this? 😅

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this is too good to be lost in github comments – can add this to glossary using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet ? :trollface:


Direct Connection Upgrade through Relay (DCUtR) protocol enables [hole punching](#hole-punching) for NAT traversal when port forwarding is not possible. A peer will coordinate with the counterparty using a [relayed connection](#circuit-relay-v2), to upgrade to a direct connection through a NAT/firewall whenever possible. [More about DCUtR](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/relay/DCUtR.md)

### DHT

A _Distributed Hash Table_ (DHT) is a distributed key-value store where keys are cryptographic hashes. In IPFS, each peer is responsible for a subset of the IPFS DHT. [More about DHT](dht.md)
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## H

### HAMT-sharding

The sharding technique used for [sharding](#sharding) big UnixFS directories. It leverages properties of hash array mapped tries (HAMT). [More about HAMT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_array_mapped_trie).

### Hash

A Cryptographic Hash is a function that takes some arbitrary input (content) and returns a fixed-length value. The exact same input data will always generate the same hash as output. There are numerous hash algorithms. [More about Hash](hashing.md)

### Hole punching

A generic term for NAT traversal when port forwarding is not possible. [See DCUtR](#dcutr)
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## I

### Information Space
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A vendor-agnostic [API specification](https://ipfs.github.io/pinning-services-api-spec/) that anyone can implement to provide a service for [remote pinning](#remote-pinning).

### Protobuf

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a free and open-source cross-platform data format used to serialize structured data. IPFS uses it in [DAG-PB](#dag-pb). [More about Protocol Buffers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_Buffers)

### Pubsub

Publish-subscribe (Pubsub) is an experimental feature in IPFS. Publishers send messages classified by topic or content, and subscribers receive only the messages they are interested in. [More about Pubsub](https://blog.ipfs.io/25-pubsub/)
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A Self-certifying File System (SFS) is a distributed file system that doesn't require special permissions for data exchange. It is self-certifying because data served to a client is authenticated by the file name (which is signed by the server). [More about SFS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-certifying_File_System)

### Sharding

An introduction of horizontal partition of data in a database or a data structure. The main purpose is to spread load and improve performance. An example of sharding in IPFS is [HAMT-sharding](#hamt-sharding) of big [UnixFS](#unixfs) directories.

### Signing (Cryptographic)

The signing of data cryptographically allows for trusting of data from untrusted sources. Cryptographically signed values can be passed through an untrusted channel, and any tampering of the data can be detected. [More about Digital signature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature)
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