What is "darknet"

n. (context network computing English) a closed private network of computers used for file sharing.

A darknet (or dark net) is an overlay network that can only be accessed with specific software, configurations, or authorization, often using non-standard communications protocols and ports. Two typical darknet types are friend-to-friend networks (usually used for file sharing with a peer-to-peer connection) and privacy networks such as Tor.

The reciprocal term for an encrypted darknet is clearnet

or surface web when referring to search engine indexable content.

Darknet or dark net may refer to:

• Darknet, a network that can only be accessed with specific software, configurations, or authorization
• Dark web, the part of the World Wide Web which exists only in darknets
• Network telescope, or darknet, used to monitor network traffic on unallocated IP space
• Darknet, a 2013 Canadian horror television series
• Dark Net, a 2016 American documentary television series
• Darknet, a fictional plot device in Daniel Suarez's Daemon novels

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Darknet is a Canadian horror series that ran from October 2013 through March 2014. The show is an adaptation of the Japanese series Tori Hada. The series has been described as being composed of "snippets of people's lives being interrupted by vivid instances of unexpected violence or shocking strangeness" and each episode consists of several interlocking stories. The series' setup allowed for users to submit their own scripts and videos to the official series' social media sites after the season's end.

The first episode of Darknet was released onto the Internet on October 31, 2013 through the series' official Vimeo page and subsequent episodes were made available through Super Channel. The first season of Darknet comprises six episodes and was completed on March 28, 2014.