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Tor(The Onion Router) The largest implementation of onion routing, which is a method for transmitting data anonymously over the Internet. Run by volunteers, there are approximately a thousand Tor proxy servers on the Internet that provide the routing paths. Tor can be used by any TCP application that supports a SOCKS proxy server. In addition, there are Firefox bundles that include Tor and a modified Firefox application. For more information, visit www.torproject.org. See onion routing. tor 1. a high hill, esp a bare rocky one 2. Chiefly southwestern Brit a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill tor [tȯr] (geography) An isolated, rough pinnacle or rocky peak. (mechanics) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Winesburg had forgotten the old man, but in Doc- tor Reefy there were the seeds of something very fine. Then Sir Brian de les Isles and Grummore Grummorsum, knights of the castle, encountered with Sir Aglovale and Sir Tor, and Sir Tor smote down Sir Grummore Grummorsum to the earth. Tresfarwin to pack us up some lunch, and take me to Hanging Tor, please |
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