onion service

noun

A server configured to receive inbound connections only through the anonymity network Tor.

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Meanings

nounonion service (plural onion services)

plural onion services

  1. computingA server configured to receive inbound connections only through the anonymity network Tor.
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APA

onion service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20service

MLA

“onion service.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20service. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onion service,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20service.

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