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# ipfs glossary
A collection of descriptions for terms related to ipfs and surrounding techs

### To Do
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/made%20by-Protocol%20Labs-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://ipn.io)
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/project-IPFS-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://ipfs.io/)
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> A collection of descriptions for terms related to ipfs and surrounding techs

## Table of Contents

- [Terms](#terms)
- [Protocol](#protocol)
- [Hash Function](#hash-function)
- [DHT (Distributed Hash Table)](#dht-distributed-hash-table)
- [TCP](#tcp)
- [UDP](#udp)
- [Merkledag](#merkledag)
- [unixfs](#unixfs)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [Want to hack on IPFS?](#want-to-hack-on-ipfs)
- [License](#license)

## Terms

These terms are not yet defined, but have been suggested as good terms to work on. Please define them if you can!

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#### UDP
UDP is a protocol that does not have the same guarantees as TCP. Data sent can go missing, or arrive in the wrong order.

### Merkledag
TODO

#### unixfs

Merkle-dag based data structures for representing unix files, directories, and symlinks

## Contribute

Feel free to join in. Just edit this main README file in a PR, or open an [issue](https://github.com/ipfs/glossary/issues)!

This repository falls under the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).

### Want to hack on IPFS?

[![](https://cdn.rawgit.com/jbenet/contribute-ipfs-gif/master/img/contribute.gif)](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/contributing.md)