A system of centralized network administration, in which the permissions that grant access to resources in the network are maintained in one or more servers called "domain controllers" (see PDC).

The long-held dream of wireless network hackers everywhere is to dispense with centralised network infrastructure, and instead rely on a distributed network in which the clients perform the role ...

DePIN networks are transforming the telecom sector, offering decentralized solutions with immense growth potential in the next 15 years.

Although there are still hardwired terminals in use, the predominant technology today is the local area network (LAN). See client/server. The terminal-based centralized architecture is hardly defunct.