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title: "Decentralized object location and routing"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_object_location_and_routing"
category: "reference"
tags: "science, encyclopedia"
date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:32:37.956164+00:00"
instance: "kb-cron"
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In computer science, decentralized object location and routing (DOLR) is a scalable, location-independent routing technology. It uses location-independent names, or aliases, for each node in the network, and it is an example of peer-to-peer networking that uses a structured-overlay system called Tapestry. It was designed to facilitate large internet applications with millions of users physically distributed around the globe and using a variety of wireless and wired interfaces, specifically in situations where a traditional unstructured network of popular Domain Name System servers would fail to perform well.


== References ==