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A tilde is a multi-user online system designed to be a "home" for users by providing services such as email, small site hosting, chat, or other programs. It is a loose term, akin to a public access unix | A '''tilde''' is a multi-user online system designed to be a "home" for users by providing services such as shell access via SSH, email, small site hosting (on www, gopher, [[gemini]]), chat, or other programs. It is a loose term, akin to a public access unix systems (a.k.a. pubnixes), but with some connotations of a small community. | ||
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A tilde is a multi-user online system designed to be a "home" for users by providing services such as shell access via SSH, email, small site hosting (on www, gopher, gemini), chat, or other programs. It is a loose term, akin to a public access unix systems (a.k.a. pubnixes), but with some connotations of a small community.