Tor relay

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One of the volunteer-run servers that forward Tor traffic.

A path through Tor uses several relays with distinct roles, an entry (guard), one or more middles, and an exit. Running a relay is a lawful way to support the network. The three-role split is what keeps any single relay from linking source to destination.

Also known as: relay, guard node, exit node, middle relay

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