Fediverse

//ˈfɛ.dɪˌvɜːs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The distributed social media network of federated services using open standard communication protocols, especially ActivityPub and historically OStatus. Internet

    "While there is clearly a strong appetite amongst women to move away from the digital giants, Spinster is hardly free from their reach, or indeed from hostile men within the wider Fediverse network."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Fediverse. alt-of

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fedi

Example

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"If Twitter joined the Fediverse, it would almost instantly be blocked by most of the rest of the Fediverse on account of its tolerance for bigotry and Nazism."

Etymology

Blend of federation + universe. The earliest known mention of fediverse on Twitter was in 2012. The earliest known use of fediverse by the W3C was in 2013.

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